-952- Demon Registration Certificate

The breakthrough of Hokuto truly brought immense joy to Rozen for quite a long time.

Even though Hokuto has filled up the accumulated foundation from the past, it's unlikely to experience growth as rapid as before.

Like typical Phantasmal Species, it will gradually accumulate strength over the long years.

However, Hokuto has already become an exceptional existence among top familiars, surpassing even some top-tier servants, and is truly the strongest dragonkind. Rozen is quite content to have such a Shikigami.

It's worth noting that in the past, Hokuto was merely equivalent to an upper-tier familiar. Now, having matured into the top-tier familiar and being at the pinnacle among them, combined with its innate advantages as a dragonkind, it has become one of Rozen's most important trump cards.

"Fortunately, Hokuto isn't my absolute contract familiar. Otherwise, summoning a familiar of this level into the real world wouldn't be easy."

Currently, Altera is still dormant in Rozen's soul. If Hokuto were in a similar state, Rozen wouldn't know what to do.

"If I can solve the issue of magical power..."

If the issue of magical power can be resolved, Rozen would not only be able to resummon Altera but also enable Kinu and Gyokuto to exert their full power. The reason they can't perform at their best is due to Rozen's insufficient magical power.

As for the technique of manipulating familiars, Rozen is proficient. Considering the issue with Mash and the summoning of thousands of familiars within his soul, if Rozen can overcome the lack of magical power, even without using Altera, Kinu, Gyokuto, and Hokuto, the legion composed of countless lower-tier, mid-tier, and upper-tier familiars would be enough to crush all enemies below the Grand level.

Therefore, Rozen is increasingly eager for an increase in magical power.

"I hope everything goes smoothly."

Rozen returns to the hotel with these thoughts.

However, upon returning, Rozen recalls something crucial, turning pale. Instead of directly using spatial transfer to return to his room, he secretly uses 'Invisibility jutsu' and several other concealment spells to sneak back and check.

The result...

"————"

On the sofa in the room, Natsuki sits there, arms crossed, eyes closed, expressionless, waiting for something.

Seemingly calm, Natsuki's legs keep restlessly kicking up and down, and her brows show signs of impatience. Seeing this, Rozen does one thing.

Turns around and runs.

Having spent over a decade with Natsuki, Rozen knows how irritable she can be. Once he goes back, he is bound to face a miserable punishment.

This isn't Rozen being paranoid but a result of an incident when he was seven. Unable to resist the temptation, he went to a newly opened game center, played extensively, and returned only after dark.

That day, Natsuki waited for Rozen in the hall in the current state, seemingly calm. However, her legs were kicking restlessly, and her brows expressed impatience. When Rozen returned, Natsuki didn't say anything, just coldly looked at him and went back to her room.

Rozen had mentally prepared for a scolding from this older sister. Unexpectedly, Natsuki's reaction was different.

The next day, Rozen found himself wearing Natsuki's dress, and his hair had grown to match Natsuki's length, completely turning into a cute little girl. This little girl's image was captured in a huge poster and put up on the game center's signboard.

Rumors spread outside, and people believed the girl on the poster was a child star hired by the game center. Entertainment agencies sent talent scouts, claiming they wanted to meet this girl, and companies planned to turn her into the most popular child star.

That day, Rozen cried for the second time.

Rozen can't imagine what method Natsuki will use to punish him this time. With this in mind, Rozen has only one thought.

Run!

The farther, the better!

"I'm running away from home, ahhhh!"

With an apparent age of twelve but an internal age of several decades, the young boy chooses the path of rebellion, shedding tears.

Thus, Rozen quickly leaves the hotel and heads towards the vast world.

....

Now, the question arises.

"Where should I go...?"

Standing on a busy intersection, Rozen stands numb, feeling a bit lost. Having never left Itogami Island before, Rozen doesn't know where to go, looking a bit foolish standing against the wind.

"Never mind, I'll hide for as long as I can."

Rozen walks desolately along the main road, his silhouette quite bleak.

Until a while later, a car drove past Rozen.

"Huh?"

A voice suddenly came from the car.

It seemed that the people inside recognized Rozen, and the voice was from them.

The car passed by Rozen but soon stopped and began to reverse.

Rozen naturally noticed this scene, causing him to pause.

Shortly after, the car stopped beside Rozen, and the car window was rolled down.

"Aren't you the one from the airport?"

The person who said this was the girl called Nagisa from the airport.

Nagisa, with wide-open eyes, looked at Rozen with both surprise and joy.

Naturally, the boy named Kojou was there too.

"It is you after all. I was worried I might have mistaken someone else."

Kojou breathed a sigh of relief.

Apparently, the doubtful voice earlier came from Kojou.

It was Kojou who saw Rozen, prompting the car to stop.

However, the one driving couldn't be Kojou or Nagisa, but another person.

A young, well-dressed Caucasian woman, wearing an indigo suit, exuding an attractive aura, sat in the driver's seat, looking at Rozen with an appraising gaze.

Rozen also looked at the woman, but his attention was drawn to an item on her left wrist.

It was a metal bracelet a size larger than a watch.

Rozen naturally recognized this bracelet.

"Demon Registration Certificate..."

It was an identity card that ensured the safety of demons, also serving as a communication device for monitoring them—a special equipment for the Demon Sanctuary. Possessing it is equivalent to having the rights of an ordinary citizen.

Of course, since it is a Demon Registration Certificate, only demons can wear it.

This woman is a demon.

Moreover, she is the vampire Rozen felt at the airport.