Two hours later, basement level one.
A faint demonic power fluctuation rose, and the Teleportation Magic circle engraved on the ground showed a bright light.
Rias appeared from it with Akeno.
"Akeno, how long will it take to adjust the magic circle?"
"Ten minutes."
"Then I'll leave it to you. I'm going to change."
Rias went to the third floor. Just a few steps in, a sound of heavy panting came from the corridor.
"Hmm?"
A question mark slowly rose above Rias's head.
What's going on?
Didn't everyone in the house go out? Where did Tatsuma find this wild woman?
"Rias, you're back."
Just as Rias was full of doubts, the door of a room not far away suddenly opened.
Tatsuma poked half his body out from inside and waved to her.
Rias asked the doubt in her mind, "Who is the person in your room?"
Tatsuma answered, "A Quincy who came to cause trouble. I saw her figure was alright, so I caught her to test a new ability."
Rias: "?"
"Are you really just testing abilities?"
Tatsuma nodded without changing his expression. "You have to believe me. I never lie."
Rias rolled her eyes. "Stop playing around. Get ready, change your clothes, and come downstairs with me. Grayfia is coming to our place in a bit."
Tatsuma was a bit surprised. "Grayfia? Doesn't Sirzechs have a lot of things to do lately? How does she still have time to run around outside?"
Rias sighed, "It's complicated. Anyway, you change your clothes first, and I'll explain later."
"Alright, wait a moment."
After Tatsuma set up a seal to restrict Candice and Bambietta's power, he pushed the door open and walked out of the room. A magic circle formed under his feet, and a set of fitted casual clothes appeared on his body.
Arriving at the stairs, Rias just happened to push open the door and walk out of a room not far away.
Her original dusty clothes were changed. At this moment, she was wearing a white short-sleeved T-shirt on her upper body and a black short skirt on her lower body. Her legs were exposed, and a soft aura emanated from her body.
Tatsuma asked, "Tell me about it. What exactly is going on?"
"Actually, this matter is a bit related to you."
Rias took Tatsuma downstairs and explained the whole story of Grayfia being sent out.
After listening, Tatsuma was stunned, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. "Grayfia has Transcendent-level power?"
"Yeah, didn't expect that, did you?"
"Indeed, I didn't expect it."
Tatsuma tried hard to recall.
When they first met, Grayfia had a black longsword hanging on her. However, his strength was limited at the time, and he only felt that the sword looked pretty cool, without seeing any problems.
"The demonic sword from another world, Restia."
Tatsuma rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Are there many spirits from other worlds like her?"
Rias shook her head. "Not many. It is said that there are only two, including Restia."
Tatsuma asked, "Who is the other one?"
Rias shook her head. "Not clear."
Information about other worlds is considered top secret in any faction. As Restia's ability is too dangerous, related information is even more restricted. The fact that she knew there were two spirits from other worlds was something she heard from Grayfia when she was a child.
"Anyway, Grayfia will be staying at our place for a while, until Rizevim is dealt with."
"Tatsuma, if you receive any information, remember to notify us. Don't just rush over to fight alone."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
After casually replying, Tatsuma changed the subject and asked another question, "What is the current relationship between Grayfia and Sirzechs?"
Rias answered, "It's kind of a semi-superior-subordinate relationship. My brother likes Grayfia, but she's not interested in him."
"Frigid?"
Rias shook her head. "That's not it. It is said that during the Great War, Rizevim noticed that my brother liked Grayfia and wanted to force Grayfia to marry him to strike at his opponent."
"Grayfia didn't like being controlled by others and had a conflict with Rizevim. Rizevim threatened the Lucifuge clan, which enraged her."
"This led to Grayfia's betrayal later, helping my brother and the others defeat the Old Satan Faction Devils."
"Although the Lucifuge clan was eventually saved, Grayfia also developed some prejudice against my brother. In her opinion, it was because of her brother's feelings that she was inexplicably given such an absurd order by Rizevim and eventually became a traitor."
"That's really quite complicated."
Tatsuma thought for a moment.
Although the final result is very similar to the original story, Grayfia became the protagonist in terms of the process. Relying on power from another world, she became a character who could influence the course of the battle during the civil war.
If Rizevim hadn't liked causing trouble, the outcome of the civil war might have been different.
"Tatsuma, Rias, you're here."
While chatting, Tatsuma and Rias arrived at the teleportation area on the first basement level.
Akeno, standing on the magic circle, waved and greeted the two.
"How is the Teleportation Magic circle adjustment going?"
"It's done."
"Then I'll notify Grayfia."
Rias took out her phone.
As a modified special phone, it could send messages remotely even across dimensional gaps.
A few seconds later, the magic circle glowed red.
Grayfia, wearing everyday clothes and carrying a suitcase, walked out from it.
"Good morning, everyone."
After Grayfia nodded slightly and greeted them, her gaze turned to Tatsuma.
"Rias should have told you the specific situation. I'll be bothering you here for a while."
Tatsuma shrugged, "No need to be so polite. Having a great beauty like you staying here is something I welcome with open arms."
Grayfia's expression didn't change at all. "Thank you for your compliment."
After some conversation, everyone left the basement and went to the second floor to find a room for Grayfia to stay in.
Leaving Rias to entertain Grayfia, Tatsuma, who temporarily had nothing to do, went to the training ground.
The Time Barrier was activated, and the gravity multiplier was set to three hundred times.
Taking advantage of the long-awaited free time, Tatsuma began training.
100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, finishing with a 10-kilometer run.
Sweat slowly dripped from his forehead onto the ground.
With over a dozen traits that increase training efficiency, plus the potential excavation from Senjutsu, every time he finished a round of training, Tatsuma's physical stats would be comprehensively improved.
Immersed in the pleasure of getting stronger, Tatsuma continued round after round of training like a tireless machine.
Time slowly passed until a prompt sound rang in his ear, and only then did Tatsuma stop training.
[Ding! Host's strength has broken through to Level 5, unlocking a new function: Trait Sharing!]
With a thought, Tatsuma checked the new function.
[Trait Sharing: Share your trait effects with others. Those who are shared with are considered host's clones. After they defeat enemies, the host can obtain traits.]
[Note: The number of shareable traits is equal to the number of Rainbow traits held by the host. The current upper limit for shareable traits is three.]
His gaze swept over the introduction, and Tatsuma instantly understood how to use the new function.
Find trustworthy people, grant them traits, let those with traits go out to find enemies to fight, and he can lie at home and collect traits.
As his strength continuously increased, Tatsuma's status in this world also rose. As of today, his every move attracts countless people's attention.
Although Tatsuma didn't mind beating up youngsters, constantly fishing in a pond eventually gets tiresome.
Now with the new function, he finally doesn't have to personally grind for traits anymore. He has three rainbow traits, so he can find three people to grind traits for him.
As for the time saved, whether it's used for training or enjoying life with his girlfriends, it's not a loss.
Closing the trait system, Tatsuma left the basement, preparing to find someone to test the new function.
However, just a few steps in, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
Tatsuma was not unfamiliar with this feeling. This was a prompt from Good Fortune.
After obtaining Good Fortune, he often triggered this trait in his daily life. From the results, Good Fortune did indeed bring him a lot of good luck.
Following the feeling that arose in his heart, Tatsuma went all the way to the bathroom on the second floor.
"This is a rare location."
Tatsuma raised an eyebrow, pushed the door open, and walked in.
After high-intensity training, taking a bath is also a good way to relax.
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