Putting away Incinerate Anthem, Tatsuma opened the trait inventory and looked at another gold trait.
[Fated Enemy (Gold): When a certain person is recognized as your fated enemy, training effect +5000%, physical strength recovery speed greatly increased, demonic power recovery speed greatly increased. Effect disappears after defeating the fated enemy.]
A training effect increase of 5000%, plus double recovery.
From the effect alone, Fated Enemy is among the more powerful gold traits. However, to trigger these effects, you first need to find a fated enemy of your own.
"Looks like there's nothing like that." Tatsuma pondered for a moment, frowning.
He didn't have any nemesis. He was a cheat, his strength changing every day. Even if he did have an evenly matched opponent, he could effortlessly beat them next month.
The 'Fated Enemy' trait was unsuitable for him in every way.
"Let's use it as material then." Tatsuma made his decision.
Furthermore, he didn't hoard the thousand-plus blue traits he had just acquired, taking them all out.
After checking the red traits, Tatsuma upgraded the Life Fruit and Wisdom Fruit he had just obtained a week ago to gold.
[Life Fruit (Gold): Training effect +1000%, vastly increased vitality, vastly increased physical stats.]
[Wisdom Fruit (Gold): Training effect +1000%, vastly increased spiritual power, vastly increased soul strength.]
"This looks much better." Tatsuma nodded with satisfaction.
Compared to letting 'Fated Enemy' rot, using it to upgrade a gold trait was much better. More importantly, the traits Life Fruit and Wisdom Fruit were corresponding.
The trait fusion function would finish its cooldown in ten days. When that time came, he wouldn't have to hesitate when choosing traits, he could just use these two as materials for fusion.
"It's time to enter the next round of training."
Equipping [Boosted Gear] back on, Tatsuma stood up and left the classroom.
As soon as he stepped out of the classroom, Ddraig's complaining voice came from behind.
[Partner, why did you turn me off again?]
"You were interfering with my fusion of Incinerate Anthem."
[Ah? You really fused it?]
"Yeah."
Tatsuma raised his hand and summoned a ball of purple flame.
"Our next stage of training is fusing the power of Incinerate Anthem and the Boosted Gear."
"Right, there are some issues with the cooperation for Juggernaut Drive. Let's find a place where no one is to correct them."
[Training again? Didn't you just finish fighting?]
"What kind of fight was that? Only Vali in Juggernaut Drive form was worth looking at."
[...]
Ddraig was speechless.
Normally, out of 24 hours, he was turned off and sleeping for at least 20 hours. When he occasionally woke up for a few hours, he was dragged by Tatsuma to practice Juggernaut Drive together.
[Partner, although I am a dragon, I also need a break and rest.]
"When I become strong enough that I don't need Juggernaut Drive, you can take a break."
[The break you're talking about shouldn't be being turned off, right?]
"...Mm."
[???]
Why did you hesitate?!
...
The town next to Kuoh Town.
A black spatial crack appeared in a corner, and Arthur walked out of it.
After looking around, he walked into a nearby hotel and went all the way to the top floor suite.
"Brother, you're back."
Le Fay, who was reading, looked over, a hint of confusion on her face.
"Where is Vali-san?"
"He was captured."
"Huh? Really?!"
Bikou poked his head out from the next room, his face full of shock.
Not only him, Kuroka, who was arranging a pile of bottles and jars not far away, was also a little surprised.
Kuroka asked, "You're not joking, are you?"
"Do I look like someone who jokes?"
Kuroka stared at Arthur's expressionless face for two seconds and said, "Alright, you really don't."
Bikou walked over. "What exactly is the situation? Who defeated Vali?"
Arthur answered, "Red Dragon Emperor Tatsuma."
Bikou said, "Red Dragon Emperor? Speaking of which, I've been hearing rumors about him recently. You and Vali also seem to always mention that guy's name."
"Is this generation's Red Dragon Emperor really that strong? Even Vali, the strongest White Dragon Emperor in history, couldn't beat him."
Arthur said, "He's a monster. Vali is not his match."
Recalling the shattered barrier from before, and the bit of red light that leaked out, Arthur, who had been lingering outside the barrier, sighed, his expression finally changing.
Damn it, he had trained so hard for so many days, how did the gap keep getting bigger?
"What should we do next?"
Just then, Kuroka's voice sounded again.
"We gathered here all because we were invited by Vali. Now that Vali has been captured, why not just disband and go back home?"
Bikou shook his head. "It wasn't easy for me to come out, I don't want to go back and be lectured by that old monkey."
Kuroka asked, "Then what should we do? Go save him?"
Bikou said, "That's the only thing we can do. Do you guys want to come along?"
Le Fay said, "Mm... I'll listen to brother."
Arthur said, "...Let's first determine Vali's location."
If Vali was imprisoned in the Underworld or somewhere else, Arthur wouldn't mind lending a hand.
But if he was imprisoned near Tatsuma, then forget it. With just them, they would just be sending themselves one by one. In the end, they would just squat in jail together.
—
Soul Society, Fifth Division barracks.
"Captain Aizen, I'm back."
Ichimaru pushed open the door to the Captain's office and greeted the man inside.
"I have a bad news and a worse news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
"The bad news."
"The Red Dragon Emperor destroyed the Khaos Brigade's plan by himself. Grimmjow and Ulquiorra were killed."
"By himself?"
"That's right, he didn't rely on anyone's power. He annihilated the White Dragon Emperor and the others by himself."
Ichimaru held up a finger and shook it, an expression of surprise on his face. "Even through a barrier, that aura was still terrifyingly strong, it scared me a lot."
"Interesting."
Aizen let out a light laugh.
"You just mentioned the White Dragon Emperor. With his personality, did he not activate Juggernaut Drive?"
Ichimaru said, "He did, but the Red Dragon Emperor also has Juggernaut Drive, and it's stronger than the White Dragon Emperor's."
Aizen nodded slightly, accepting this result. "Then it's not strange."
"What is the other news?"
"Using the device you gave me, I detected the aura of the hōgyoku on the Red Dragon Emperor."
Ichimaru took out a pocket watch and placed it on the table, raising his hand to press the button on it.
The next second, the pocket watch projected a figure in red armor into the air.
"As expected, it was discovered." Aizen let out another light laugh.
Seeing this, Ichimaru became a little surprised.
"Captain Aizen, is it really okay to be this relaxed?"
"With the Red Dragon Emperor's potential, he is qualified to be acknowledged by the hōgyoku, right?"
Aizen shook his head. "Not just qualified, he will definitely be acknowledged."
"If nothing unexpected happens, he has already fused with that half-finished hōgyoku."
Ichimaru asked, "Then what should we do next? Captain Aizen, do you have the confidence to defeat the Red Dragon Emperor?"
Aizen said, "Gin, we don't need to fight the Red Dragon Emperor for now."
Ichimaru: ?
What does that mean?
After plotting for so many years, is Aizen planning to give up on the hōgyoku?
Just as Ichimaru was confused, not understanding what Aizen meant by this sentence, Aizen reached out and pulled down his collar, revealing the blue-black gem embedded in his chest.
"With the power of the Infinite Dragon God and Deva's otherworldly technology, I have already upgraded the half of the hōgyoku I have to a complete body."
"As for the other half of the hōgyoku on Rukia, let's give it to the Red Dragon Emperor."
"...This is truly incredible news."
Ichimaru stared at the hōgyoku on Aizen's chest for a moment, then raised his hands and started clapping.
"As expected of Captain Aizen, to be able to achieve this point so silently, it's astonishing."
Aizen, as if he didn't see his subordinate's shock, smiled and explained, "You underestimate the Red Dragon Emperor too much. The Red Dragon Emperor is a collection of the unknown and miracles."
"Since we are going to be his enemy, we must anticipate the worst situation from the beginning."
"For example... when the Red Dragon Emperor killed Grimmjow, he might have conveniently checked his memories."
"That sounds really bad."
Ichimaru rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "So what do we do next? Should we retreat from Soul Society in advance?"
"No, just continue to lie low."
Aizen shook his head slightly, picked up a brush, and wrote the character [Kill] on the rice paper.
"The Red Dragon Emperor won't expose us. Because only by us remaining in Soul Society will it bring him enough chaos."
Ichimaru: ...
Damn, I don't quite understand.
***
New Book
Anime Crossover: Sasuke Template
After transmigrating to the Demon Slayer world, Yamada fortunately obtained the [Dimensional Template System] and acquired [Template: Sasuke (Mangekyo Sharingan Period)].
The greater the change in the plot, the more Dimension Points he gets. With said points, he can upgrade the template, buy new skills and even go to other worlds.