I Want to Run an Experiment

Thump! Thump, thump!

The next instant, she felt her body begin to undergo drastic changes.

Her heartbeat accelerated, her blood boiled, and her muscles and bones grew stronger.

What caught her attention most, however, was the rapid change in the magic power inside her.

"I really... have gotten stronger."

Joy flickered in Kurome's eyes as her movements grew faster and faster.

A pair of Demon wings emerged, flapping continuously.

A while later.

Every cell in her body was cheering. She could feel herself on the verge of a breakthrough.

[Experience +1]

[Experience +5]

[Experience +10]

Watching the text appear before him, Lind gave a silent nod of approval.

He gazed at Kurome, already standing erect.

"Let's improve together."

"Yes... Master... I'll do my best."

Kurome's eyes were filled with tears from the pain, but her gaze remained resolute.

Seeing this, Esdeath's fighting spirit stirred as well.

Although she was much stronger than Kurome.

If she did not work hard.

She could very well be overtaken.

She nodded and began training too.

In the blink of an eye.

An entire day flew by.

[Kurome]

[Race: Demon]

[Master: Lind Lucifer]

[Level: L28]

[Skill: Corpse Manipulation]

[Corpse Manipulation: Allows the user to modify corpses with her own power and control them at will.]

"Well done, Kurome. You've leveled up."

Lind told Kurome her new stats, immediately bringing a smile to her face.

She clenched her small, delicate fists, feeling that her strength was several times what it had been before.

Compared with when she had been human, the difference was even more staggering.

"Just you wait, Akame."

Akame murmured under her breath, then looked at Lind, her eyes full of love and admiration.

Her wings fluttered gently, and every so often, she curled her tail around Lind's arm.

Rather than a Demon, she was more like a puppy.

The Imperial Capital.

The shopping district.

Lind walked down the street with Esdeath and Kurome.

This had been Esdeath's idea.

She had called it a romantic date.

Naturally, Lind was happy to indulge his own Familiar.

"Master, look over there! Let's go take a look."

Esdeath held Lind's arm, like a young girl head over heels in love.

Kurome took out a snack bag labeled [Kurome's Snacks]. "Master, have some."

"Sure."

Lind opened his mouth and ate the candy.

Mmm, apple flavored.

Not bad.

Looking at the women on either side of him, Lind's lips curved into a smile.

He realized that going on a date now and then put him in a very good mood.

Both Esdeath and Kurome made him feel thoroughly appreciated.

Seeing Lind's smiling face, Esdeath wore a happy smile of her own.

Being able to go on a date with someone she liked, someone so powerful, felt like a dream.

But...

She glanced at Kurome on his other side.

The only downside was the third wheel.

"I won't share these with anyone except Master."

Kurome hugged her snack bag tightly to her chest, watching Esdeath warily.

Esdeath: "..."

Oh, well.

I just won't bring this girl next time.

From the looks of it, she should be easy enough to handle.

"Hm?"

Lind had been watching the two women and was just about to speak when his expression shifted slightly.

Immediately afterward.

Esdeath and Kurome stopped in succession, their gazes sharpening.

Hum!

Light flashed.

Several figures appeared out of thin air above the rooftop ahead.

The moment they appeared, the surrounding air became unbearably oppressive.

Their astonishing killing intent sent chills through the pedestrians on the street, and everyone instinctively fled into the distance.

"Shura, so it's you..."

"What, are you here to avenge your father?"

Esdeath spoke calmly as she looked at the man leading them.

Lind looked up, his eyes flickering slightly as well.

Shura, Minister Honest's son.

Lind still remembered a little about this scumbag and his subordinates.

What surprised him, however, was that someone completely unexpected had joined their group.

She was a tall girl with a lovely, pretty face and an orange-red ponytail that hung down to her hips.

Even the armor covering her upper body could not conceal her graceful curves.

Seryu Ubiquitous.

She was actually working with Shura.

And the reason for that was the butterfly effect Lind had caused.

After they had seized the palace, Esdeath had replaced every armed force in the Imperial Capital with her own people.

When Seryu's mentor, Oka, had violently resisted, Esdeath had casually cut him down.

Consumed by hatred, Seryu had nearly gone mad.

Shura happened to return to the Imperial Capital just then, and the two had immediately hit it off.

That was how the current situation had come about.

Chapter 28: I Want to Run an Experiment

"Hahaha! Avenge that useless father of mine? Are you kidding?"

Hearing Esdeath's words, Shura burst into savage laughter.

That old bastard.

He was better off dead.

If the people before him could seize control of the Empire through strength.

Then why couldn't he?

"I don't know what you're talking about, but if you're an enemy, you can only die."

Having learned to use magic power under Lind's guidance, Kurome raised her hand and gathered it in her palm.

The next instant.

A beam of magic shot out toward Shura on the rooftop.

Hum!

Brilliant light flashed, and the magic beam vanished instantly, as though it had been forcibly erased.

"Haha! With this Imperial Arms, I'm practically invincible."

Looking at Kurome, Shura held up his Imperial Arms, Dimension Fortress: Shangri-La.

Lind's gaze immediately fixed on Dimension Fortress: Shangri-La.

In this world.

There were not many Imperial Arms worthy of his attention.

But Dimension Fortress: Shangri-La was definitely one of them.

After all, it was an Imperial Arms that manipulated space.

Although demonic teleportation magic offered something similar.

It was only suitable for travel, not for use in combat.

"What, are you interested in my Imperial Arms?"

Noticing Lind's gaze, Shura grinned savagely. "Give it up. This Imperial Arms has only one weakness: it consumes too much stamina."

"But now, I've found a way around that."

As he spoke, a syringe appeared in his hand, and he viciously plunged it into his neck.

Hum!