Growth

A beam of light entered his room, illuminating his room with the yellowish glow of the sun. Sensing the arrival of a new day, Ryujin woke up with a yawn.

He had slept a bit late.

He looked around, His room was no different from before besides the extra mattress on the ground.

On it was sleeping a young woman that seemed in her early twenties. She had long purple hair that seemed soft like silk and her skin was fair.

She looked quite delicate but this woman ate humans for lunch.

Activating his crown for a second he kicked her butt and said, "Wake up."

"Aaahh!" Rize woke up with a startle feeling some pain.

She hurriedly looked around and noticed the unfamiliar surroundings soon she saw the culprit of her pain and she remembered what had happened.

She immediately calmed down, "What is it?"

"Nothing, just getting you used to your role." He scratched his stomach and entered the washroom.

Rize showed no reaction to his statement and just listlessly nodded.

In the end, she was once again a slave.

Ryujin noticed this, 'Hmm, I'll have to make her enthusiastic somehow without forgetting her status.'

After freshening up he told her to do the same and follow him.

After a few minutes, they both reached the kitchen where his mother was cooking and his father was also there ready to go to work while waiting for his breakfast.

He was in his mid-thirties but he had a fit body and black hair that was combed back neatly, he had a sharp face and black eyes.

His mother sensing his arrival quickly turned around to greet him when she suddenly noticed the unfamiliar woman behind him.

"R-Ryujin who is she?" Saying this she immediately turned towards Rize, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

His father was also looking at them with a frown but he didn't say anything.

Before Rize could answer Ryujin activated his crown and his parent's eyes grew dull, "From now on she's my adopted older sister. She's related to us but her parents died in an accident and out of pity you both took her in. She has been living with us for the past three months."

He deactivated his crown and motioned Rize to join him at the table.

Rize was confused but obeyed.

Soon his parents came out of their reverie and his mother said, "Rize, Ryujin, what do you both want to eat for breakfast."

Rize understood what had just happened.

'He actually mind controlled his parents. Doesn't he know how dangerous that is? or does he truly not care about his parents?'

She forced out a smile, "Anything would do."

While Ryujin said, "Pancakes and a lot of butter... A lot."

...

A year had passed just like that.

Ryujin was now a few months away from turning 14.

It had been a fruitful year.

He and Rize had hunted a lot of devils together.

He mostly fought them alone but if he couldn't handle it he would call for Rize.

Both of them had good chemistry with each other. Ryujin was a close-ranged fighter while Rize was a long-ranged one.

Both of them with a little effort could easily kill Middle-Rank Devils.

Rize was also slowly warming up to him.

To her, he was strict but ultimately a good master. He never abused her, never made her do anything unpleasant. He also treated her like a normal human being.

It made her seem like she had returned to her normal life besides one thing.

She still had to eat humans.

Ryujin was concerned about this problem so he usually got criminals he found in the night to be her food.

After talking with her a bit he found out that as long as she grows back to a Middle-Ranking Devil then she can control her bloodlust.

This action of his had made Rize feel like she was in a dream. He treated her well, didn't hate her because she was a devil, and also brought her food.

This heavenly treatment made her happy and terrified. Happy that she was living a somewhat normal life but she was worried if Ryujin was preparing something evil for her.

Though it was a small possibility it never left Rize's mind. She had always been on her best behavior and never opposed him.

He also occasionally met Issei. Irina had already left the country.

Issei did seem a bit down but not too much he was still the same old him.

Ryujin had also grown stronger the past year.

Though Ryujin felt that his growth was a little slow, there wasn't much he could do. He had also become proficient in Kick Boxing and Krav Maga.

He had also joined shooting classes. He found a private one and mind controlled them.

He was sure that he could hit anything accurately as long it wasn't moving too fast.

Even with all of this, he felt that Kuoh had too few opportunities to maneuver with.

He had to leave this area soon.

He had decided!

The moment he turned 14 he was leaving Kuoh to find Gauzauberer!

Too bad he couldn't bring Rize with him. She was a stray devil. He didn't want to lose her due to some mishap.

Mephisto was a devil and he knew that he was kind but he didn't know his opinion on stray devils. He would teach Rize magic himself later.

She actually had 'A' rank talent in magic and her affinity the most was with the Darkness element.

As long as she was trained properly she could reach the level of a weak Ultimate-Class Devil.

As for Satan-Class Devil? That would take a lot of work and might not be possible.

But that was a thing for later.

He had also sparred a lot with Rize... A lot.

His combat experience richened by a lot. He had to admit, had he not made proper preparations the first time he fought Rize then he would've lost.

She was so adept at using her tentacles that he was surprised. She could also use 6 tentacles now.

He knew that his decision of sparing her was correct.

He had also killed a few devils. When he first killed one he didn't feel anything. He had expected some kind of reaction for his first kill but sadly he felt indifferent to it.

Besides his usual daily routine, he trained in the basics of every incantation he knew, and only with the use of them, he could easily kill a Low-Ranking Devil even without his sacred gear.

And with his sacred gear, he was evenly matched with a peak Middle-Ranking Devil.

He could maintain his sacred gear for more than 20 minutes easily now.

He was even confident to escape from a High-Ranking devil that wasn't too adept in speed.

But he still felt it was slow. He was still cannon fodder in the grand scheme of things.

Until he properly learned magic he wouldn't get anywhere.

Just like that, another few months passed and Ryujin turned 14.

There were now 5 years before the plot started.

It was time to leave Kuoh!