DxD: THE LEGENDARY TRAVELER WITH SYSTEM

Zaydas looked in the direction of the Infernal Wolves. Or, more precisely, the Infernal Demon Wolves. Besides growing to 2 meters in height, their fur and horns had also changed.

The males had jet-black fur with crimson details. Their eyes glowed with demonic flames, and their fangs had become sharp enough to cut through magic. Additionally, two metallic lightning-shaped horns adorned their heads.

The females, on the other hand, were predominantly crimson, with jet-black details and red eyes.

The demon spider, Jade, didn't undergo many changes in appearance. She had only grown in size, mutating into a Diabolical Demon Spider. Now standing at 150 cm tall, she seemed upset that she could no longer sit on his shoulder...

Zaydas said, "Let's go in."

By the way, Benimaru had to leave to calm down their people about what had happened, as well as to ask for secrecy.

In the living room, Shuna handed him another cup of tea. Not just for him, but also for Rimuru and the rest of the group.

"So, what was that?" Rimuru asked.

"I became a Chosen Hero, and that was a Holy Spirit," Zaydas summarized, without explaining much.

"Chosen Hero..." Rimuru pondered. The term "Hero" wasn't unfamiliar to him, especially because of Veldora, who had been sealed by a Hero.

Rimuru then looked at Rurushi, Tia, and the others: "By the way, I haven't formally introduced myself yet. I'm Rimuru, a Slime."

Then, he transformed into a Blue Slime.

"Rurushi Ru, a Vampire."

"Tia, I'm from the Angel Race."

"Ria, from the High Elf Race."

Raising her front leg, Jade used silk threads to create her name in the air, along with her species.

As for the wolves... Well, they could now speak telepathically and introduced themselves.

"Asia, I'm Zaydas-san's Bishop."

"Oh, so you're a reincarnated Devil then?" Rimuru asked.

Zaydas had explained a little about it because of Shizue. That's why it wasn't strange to him.

"I am too." Rurushi raised her hand, saying, "Just like Asia, I'm Zaydas' Bishop~"

"I'm the Rook," Tia said.

"I'm the Pawn," Ria raised her hand.

"Oh, I see..." Rimuru nodded, looking at the Onis: "What about them?"

"I didn't reincarnate them as Devils," Zaydas denied.

"I want to become part of your Peerage, Zaydas-sama!" Shion raised her hand forcefully, making her large breasts bounce, almost producing a 'boing boing' sound as they moved up and down.

Looking at her, he says, "Are you sure? This is quite different from becoming one of the people who serve me. By becoming part of my Peerage, you will have to do things in other universes."

Without hesitation, she says firmly, "Yes, I'm sure!"

"I would also like to become part of your Peerage, Zaydas-sama." The one who spoke was Shuna.

Looking at her and then at Shion, he says, "Let's wait for Benimaru to return first. This is not something that can be decided so easily."

"You're overthinking it, Zaydas-sama. Onii-san wouldn't dare refuse, fufufu~" Shion placed her hand in front of her mouth, covering it with her wide sleeve as she laughed, her eyes gleaming dangerously.

"Sigh, I understand, but I need to give a heads-up first." Zaydas said, "The pieces I still have are 1 Rook, 1 Knight, and 7 Pawns. The Rook is compatible with Shion, but you, Shuna, would be comparable to a Bishop, which increases magical power. And my Pawns... Well, although in chess they are considered disposable pieces, all my Pawns are mutants, which means they are similar to any other piece, even the Queen."

When Ria heard this, her eyes sparkled intensely. Even the other elves had a similar reaction.

Zaydas continued, "As for the position of Queen... I already have someone in mind whom I intend to make my Queen."

"I'm fine being a Pawn," Shuna said. "After all, as you just said, it's a mutant piece that is equivalent to even the Queen, right~?"

"Yes, that's right." Zaydas nodded.

"Then, there's no problem~" She said cheerfully with a closed-eye smile.

Zaydas looked at Shion: "As for the Rook, to explain it simply, it drastically increases the user's physical strength."

"Oh, then it's perfect for me~" Shion smiled.

"Ahem, don't forget about me, Zaydas-kun." Rimuru pretended to cough, returning to human form.

"Huh? You want to become part of my Peerage?" Zaydas shook his head. "Sorry, but I can't do that."

"Hey, hey, hey. When did I say anything like that?" Rimuru looked offended. "Jeez, you obviously only want to recruit women, that's why they didn't say anything about joining your Peerage, right? And even though I don't have a gender since I'm a slime, I still identify as a man!"

"Haha, I'm just messing with you." Zaydas smiled. "By the way, how are the war preparations going?"

"They're progressing well, and..." He asked, "About their strength... I see that some of them are almost as strong as the Onis. That's ridiculous. Where did you find such people?"

"As you might have guessed, they are from another universe." Zaydas said, half-truthfully.

At the very least, he wasn't going to say that, in reality, they were from another dimension—something even more distant.

Speaking of dimensions... The very dimension they were in was one created by Veldanava. Besides this dimension, there had to be a higher one, where powerful creatures resided that could be interconnected with this one...

'By the way, shouldn't Spirits only be able to enter this world through the Dwelling of the Elementals?'

It was curious how Quetzalcoatl managed to bypass that and enter his body...

'It can't be because of my dimension-related powers, right?'

However, he didn't recall opening such a rift while becoming a Homo Magi.

"Zaydas?"

"You want to know about their role in this war, right?" Zaydas said. "The Demonic Infernal Wolves will go with you. They should be of great help, and Ria and the Elves as well."

"We too?" They asked in unison.

Turning to them, he said, "Yes, it will be better for you if you are in the group led by Rimuru-san."

"Alright, I trust you. We'll do our best!" Ria touched the bracelet on her wrist.

All the elves wore a similar bracelet. In reality, they were bows he had created, which in their first form appeared as a bracelet, but in their second form transformed into a bow, and in their third form, into a crossbow. As for the arrows, they were made of energy, making them capable of having nearly infinite ammunition, since he had given each of them ten golden fruits to recharge their magical power.

"By the way, Rimuru-san, this is for you to distribute as you see fit." As his words fell, 500 bottles of golden wine floated out of his personal subspace along with a thousand golden fruits.

"If you want, you can try making the golden wine take on a different form that's more useful to use." Zaydas said.

"Thank you, this will be a great help." Rimuru said, pointing at the floating bottles and golden fruits, which were then absorbed by him.

"You're welcome." Zaydas said. "And if you manage to create a different form that's more useful and easier to use, let me know."

"But of course, Zaydas-kun~" Rimuru said cheerfully. "By the way, the preparations for the armor, as well as a place for Kurobee and Shuna to work, are ready."

"Actually, Jade is good with threads—not just because she's a spider, but she inherited her mother's talent for making clothes." Zaydas said, then looked at Jade. "Go with Shuna and help create clothes, okay?"

Raising her front leg, a feminine voice echoed in his mind: "Understood, Master!"

Jade's voice was childish, sounding like she was in that adolescent phase where voices shift between high and deep tones.

Turning to Shuna, he said, "Shuna, you don't mind, right?"

"Of course not, it will be a great help~" She said cheerfully. Then she added, "However, I hope you make me part of your Peerage before I start working, okay?"

Just as she said that, Benimaru arrived.

When he was told about Shuna becoming part of his Peerage, his reaction was...

"It will be an honor for her to serve you directly, Zaydas-sama. This is something that even I desire!"

"I see..." With that, Zaydas no longer had any reason to refuse.

Looking at the two, Zaydas first pointed his hand at Shion. Soon, he realized that, just as he had imagined, she was compatible with all the pieces, but especially with the Rook. Then, from his left hand, the Rook Devil Piece emerged and floated toward Shion's chest.

In an instant, everyone felt a shiver as she was reborn as a Devil, and a menacing aura began to emanate from her body.

'Her power now surpasses even Benimaru...'

Next, he did the same with Shuna. The moment the Pawn Devil Piece floated toward her and began merging with her body, he saw, for a brief moment, the piece change in appearance to resemble the Queen Devil Piece...

'Is this possible?'

Had she somehow managed to make the impossible possible?

'Great Sage, would I be able to create new Devil Pieces and link them to myself?'

[Yes!]

'Elaborate.'

[Announcement. If you desire, it will be necessary to spend 1,000 AP to create and link them to the Host without causing conflicts. However, they will be linked as a second set of Devil Pieces. And they will be regular Devil Pieces, not mutant ones. However, there is still a chance of mutation.]

Shuna, who had her eyes closed, suddenly opened them, and a pair of Devil wings magnificently extended from her back. They were almost as glamorous as Shizue's. Her magical power even surpassed Shion's.

Telepathically, he said to her: 'Congratulations, Shuna. I don't know how you achieved such a feat, but the Devil Piece underwent a promotion, turning into a Queen Devil Piece.'

She smiled beautifully and responded telepathically: 'The "Voice of the World" helped me. The moment I began reincarnating as a Devil, the "Voice of the World" promoted the Pawn Devil Piece to Queen.'

Zaydas became thoughtful.

'So, just as I suspected, the "Voice of the World" interfered and helped Shuna evolve the Devil Piece into a Queen...' This was unprecedented, at least he had never heard of a similar case.

Shion also opened her eyes, and a pair of Devil wings extended behind her. They were just slightly less grand than Shuna's.

The good thing was that, for the uninformed, even though Shuna's Devil Piece had become a Queen, when investigated, it would still appear as a mutant Pawn. The essence of the Devil Piece hadn't changed. In other words, he didn't need to worry if he ended up with two Queens and decided to participate in the Rating Game.

"Ohh, this is incredible!" Shion said. "I feel more powerful!"

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