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"I'm home!" Tohru announced, returning from her shopping trip.
"Welcome back! Tohru, what are all those things?" Roy asked, opening the door and looking at the strange items she was carrying.
"Ah, these..." Tohru placed a pile of things on the table.
Kanna and Est rushed over, curious.
"What kind of egg is this?" Kanna asked, picking up an egg the size of her head.
"It's a griffin egg."
"What about this?" Est asked, holding up a bottle.
"That's water from the Spirit World. I wanted to use it for cooking, but..."
"I had a bit of a fight with some spirits, so I kind of... stole it," Tohru admitted sheepishly. "And this is minotaur meat and some exotic fruits!"
Roy's lips twitched. It seemed Tohru had gone on a thieving spree.
"Tohru, if you need ingredients, just ask me. I have a lot of food from other worlds," Roy said, retrieving some ingredients from his Storage magic.
"What's this?" Kanna asked, picking up an egg.
"That's a Chansey egg. It's delicious!" Roy explained with a smile.
"Roy, what's this?" Tohru held up a large drumstick-shaped piece of meat.
"That's Danger Beast meat. It's quite tasty," Roy replied.
It was the meat of a bull-like Danger Beast he and Akame had hunted.
Akame always insisted on hunting those whenever they went out.
"And this rice and these vegetables are from the Elemental Spirit World. They're offerings for the Elemental Lords, so they're much better quality than ordinary ones," Roy explained, showing them the last of the ingredients.
"Amazing!"
"With these, I can make an amazing lunch!" Tohru declared, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
"Then go for it!" Roy cheered her on.
Tohru started preparing the ingredients, and Elma, was also recruited to help.
Soon, a delicious lunch was ready.
Tohru was a talented cook, and she had prepared the rare ingredients perfectly.
Roy also invited Fafnir, who had been staying at home all day.
...
Just as they were about to start eating, a powerful aura suddenly erupted in the city.
Ordinary people felt a sense of oppression.
But Roy and the others could sense a powerful being approaching.
Tohru trembled, her eyes widening in fear as her expression changed rapidly.
"Tohru, are you alright?" Roy asked, concerned.
He knew this aura likely belonged to Tohru's father, the Dragon Emperor of Demise.
"I'm fine," Tohru replied with a forced smile.
"That aura... it must be Tohru's father," Fafnir said grimly.
"Tohru, even your father can't take you away from me," Roy declared, taking her hand and squeezing it reassuringly.
Tohru's anxiety subsided, replaced by determination.
"Okay!" she nodded.
They flew into the sky.
....
Soon, the Dragon Emperor of Demise found them.
He was an old man with a stern expression and a long beard.
His aura was oppressive, but it softened slightly as he noticed Lucoa.
"Father!"
"You know why I'm here, don't you?" the Dragon Emperor said coldly, not even acknowledging that Tohru was still alive.
In their world, it was widely believed that Tohru had been killed by a god.
Even Elma had come here because of that news.
Tohru lowered her head, remaining silent.
"Come back with me, Tohru. You don't belong here," her father commanded.
Tohru opened her mouth to speak but hesitated under her father's imposing presence.
"Who says she doesn't belong here?" Roy stepped forward, shielding Tohru and facing her father.
"Tohru is happy here. She won't go back with you."
"A Devil?" The Dragon Emperor glanced at Roy with disdain, then turned to Lucoa.
"Lucoa-sama, you won't interfere, will you?"
"Me? Of course not," Lucoa replied with a smile.
The Dragon Emperor then looked at Fafnir and Elma, ignoring Kanna and Est.
"You won't stop me either, will you?" he asked.
"Of course not," Fafnir and Elma replied.
They had agreed to this beforehand, thanks to Roy's persuasion.
"Father, I want to stay here. Please understand," Tohru finally spoke up.
"I told you, you can't interfere in this world. Come back with me," her father said coldly.
Tohru, seemingly fed up with his harsh tone, retorted, "No!"
"That's not your decision to make."
The Dragon Emperor glanced at Lucoa. "You understand, don't you? She can't stay in this world. We can't let her disrupt the order here."
His voice softened slightly. Although he was strict with Tohru, he still cared for her.
...
"I still want to stay here. Because... I've found my home here," Tohru declared, looking at Roy with a loving smile.
"Tohru, that's enough. Let me handle this," Roy said gently, pulling her into his arms.
He had seen her determination. It was time for him, as her husband, to step up.
The Dragon Emperor, witnessing this scene, glared at Roy with killing intent.
"Dragon Emperor of Demise... no, I should call you Father-in-law," Roy said with a smile. "Tohru is my wife now. She'll be staying here with me. She won't go back with you."
"...." The Dragon Emperor's rage flared.
Anyone would be angry if they suddenly learned their daughter was married.
"I know I can't convince you with words. Then let's settle this with a fight," Roy declared.
"If I win, you can't force Tohru to go back. If you win, Tohru will return with you, and I'll submit to your judgment."
"Roy!" Tohru looked at him with worry.
"It's alright, Tohru," Roy reassured her, patting her head, then looked back at the Dragon Emperor.
"So, what do you say?"
"Follow me. This place is too small for us to fight," the Dragon Emperor said, his anger somewhat subdued.
He opened a portal to a separate dimension and flew through it.
"Roy, my father is very strong." Tohru's voice was filled with concern.
"This isn't wise. Even all of us together are no match for the Dragon Emperor of Demise," Fafnir warned.
He was clearly excluding Lucoa from that statement.
"Yes, you can't defeat him," Elma added bluntly.
Roy chuckled. He knew how powerful the Dragon Emperor was.
As the leader of the Chaos faction, his strength was second only to Lucoa's.
But that wouldn't make Roy back down.
"Don't worry, everyone," Roy reassured them, patting Tohru and Kanna's heads. "It's time for you to witness my true power."
He glanced at Lucoa, then flew towards the portal.
Tohru and the others followed.
...
In the dim subspace, the Dragon Emperor of Demise was waiting for them.
"Devil, I admire your courage, but courage alone isn't enough to be worthy of my daughter," he said coldly.
"My strength may not be enough yet, but it's more than enough to protect Tohru in this world," Roy replied calmly.
As long as no gods intervened, his statement was true.
And even if they did, he could still escape this world.
"Hmph! Then prove it to me."
With a flash of light, the Dragon Emperor transformed into a massive red dragon, his aura shaking the dimension.
He was even larger than Tohru.
Roy smirked. "Ren!" he called out softly.
The dark purple spirit seal on his left arm glowed.
A girl with black hair, golden eyes, and large black wings appeared beside him.
It was Ren Ashdoll, the Dark Elemental Lord.
"Ren, I need your power."
"Yes, use me!" Ren replied with a smile.
She transformed into the [Sword of Piercing Truth].
Roy grasped the sword, and a powerful aura erupted from him, causing the sky to darken and the ground to tremble.
"Oh? Is this your true power?" the Dragon Emperor asked, finally taking Roy seriously.
His eyes widened in shock as he realized that Roy was less than twenty years old.
A Devil, not even Twenty, possessing power rivaling his own...
The Dragon Emperor was stunned.
He had lived for millions of years to achieve his current strength.
He no longer opposed Roy being his son-in-law as much.
But his expression remained unchanged. There were matters to settle first.
"Roy!" Tohru and the others looked at him with worry.
Roy and the Dragon Emperor charged towards each other.
The Dragon Emperor opened his maw, gathering a terrifying amount of energy.
A powerful beam of energy, capable of distorting space itself, shot towards Roy.
Roy simply dodged the attack with a sidestep.
He appeared before the Dragon Emperor in an instant and swung his sword.
The seemingly simple attack seemed to tear through space itself.
The Dragon Emperor didn't dare underestimate it.
He conjured several magic circles for defense and charged another energy beam.
Crack!
Roy's sword effortlessly sliced through the magic circles.
BOOM!!!
A wave of dark energy erupted from the sword, carving a deep chasm into the ground.
This attack, enhanced by Ren's True Darkness, was incredibly powerful.
It was the first time Roy had used Ren's full power, and he was surprised by its destructive potential.
Fortunately, the Dragon Emperor managed to dodge at the last moment.
He was drenched in a cold sweat. That terrifying darkness had threatened his very existence.
If he hadn't dodged, he would have been killed instantly.
'What kind of monster is this?' he wondered, his heart filled with shock.
He, the leader of the Chaos faction, couldn't even withstand a single attack from this young Devil.
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