Chapter 64: Training Arc!

Story: I'm a Daemon, so what?

Disclaimer: I do not own the original setting.

Chapter 64: Training Arc!

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- Lalatina -

She cheerfully made her way to the main plaza in the Capital City of the Kingdom of Ingrassia.

Ingrassia was a fairly impressive Kingdom. Lalatina could see why it was considered the most technologically advanced Kingdom in the Western Nations before her Master's Kingdom began taking off, as well as that of Lord Rimuru's.

To be honest, her Master didn't seem to care too much about kingdom-building, as he put it. He simply copied what his friend, Lord Rimuru, was doing while also adding some ideas here and there.

While Lord Rimuru's goal was to create a peaceful and happy Kingdom, her Master didn't care for all that. He was satisfied if his people got to live good lives, and that was it. He didn't care to technologically advance the world or anything like that, though Azeroth was an incredibly advanced Kingdom. It was tied with Tempest on that front, though that was due to Lord Rimuru's assistance. Her Master had admitted as such.

The various farming techniques her Master knew about had revolutionized farming in Azeroth, and then there were his various ideas and methods to train up the military into not complete wastes of space. 

All in all, her Master's territory was doing wonderfully, and she was having the time of her life serving her Master.

She made her way to a bench she spotted in the distance and began using the Battlewill Art, Haze, over herself, hiding herself from view. 

Haze was an Art her Master taught to her and the rest of his direct subordinates. The inferior version was Formhide, where the user dilutes their presence and obstructs others' ability to recognize them. Haze is the perfected version of Formhide. It offers almost unparalleled levels of concealment. She never bothered learning such a thing in the past as she never needed to.

The user rids themself of all sound. Once that is done, they erase their scent and mask their temperature. Then, the user erases their Spirit and Aura. At the final stage, the user is in a state in which even Magicules pass straight through the user's body undisturbed, concealing them not only from the naked eye but also from sensory-type Skills, including Universal Sense.

Once she was in front of the bench, Lalatina extracted the body her Master had given her from her Spatial Storage and began setting the scene as her Master called it.

It was quite impressive how her Master managed to create a life-like body such as this. She knew he had created it since he did it in front of her, but the fact that even she was not capable of telling it apart from a normal body was astounding.

Her Master truly was the best!

Once Vega was in position, out of sheer amusement, she wrote a suicide note and tucked it into his pocket.

From what she understood, her Master already knew that Vega's death would not be seen as a coincidence from Kagali. No, it would be too convenient that way.

That's why Lalatina decided to completely go off the ropes on this one. Kagali or whoever sent Vega wouldn't attribute such a sloppy assassination to her Master. He was a True Demon Lord. His methods would not be so incredibly sloppy. 

Her Master had described Kagali to her, and from what she understood, Kagali was a planner who had a much too high opinion of herself. She would overthink the entire situation and end up with a completely wrong answer. 

She would likely see it as Vega pissed someone off, and so he died for it, the sloppy suicide note just a method of covering the killer's tracks.

This method wouldn't be perfect, but it would at least throw off whoever was in charge of Vega, if it weren't Kagali.

She began whistling as she took out a handgun from her holster. She didn't normally use these. Megumin was the one that enjoyed guns the most, but they were enjoyable to use for fun missions such as this one.

Her personal handgun was one modeled after the one her Master had given Glenda, but it was packing much more firepower. It was at the Legend Grade and also had various attachments that would help her in her covert missions, such as a suppressor that even applied with Magicule bullets.

She stood behind the replica body of Vega and shot it in the back of the head with a Magicule Bullet. The moment the shot went off, the people around her began panicking.

There was nothing a suppressor could do if someone witnessed the kill in front of them, and in this case, she used some gentle Wind Magic to push the body over, causing it to collapse in front of the bench and begin leaking blood all over the floor.

Perfect. A suicide note in his pocket and a bullet hole in the back of the head.

She snapped her fingers, getting rid of the Magicule residue her bullet had left, and then casually began strolling away from the scene of the crime, even as the guards ran past her to deal with the disturbance.

She had done the job her Master ordered her to. All was right in the world.

- Luminous Valentine -

She watched alongside Felix's Oni subordinate as Felix fell asleep. He looked so calm now, so innocent, so… It was hard to believe that this was the same man that would tease her any chance he got. But well, at least she now knew why he did it.

'It's hard being so irresistible. Poor Felix didn't stand a chance.' She thought with a faint smile as she looked at the sleeping Daemon.

Yet, as she looked at him, she began to think, and she was beginning to realize that Felix was far more mysterious than she could have imagined.

First off, she had no clue as to how Felix would be granting himself Anti-Skill. Even in all her years, she had never heard of a method to modify one's own Spiritual Body without a massive amount of risk and a high chance of death.

It would be one thing if he had asked her for help, but he hadn't.

Modifying one's Spiritual Body was no easy feat, after all. She might even say it was impossible. The only person she could think of who could possibly do such a thing would be… her father.

Twilight Valentine may have been a madman, but no one could deny his genius. Even she was his creation, after all, his perfect creation. It was something that caused some of her… siblings to harbor jealousy.

But she trusted Felix and knew he would not risk himself to acquire Anti-Skill. He must be confident in his safety. He did not seem like one to risk his very life for something like Anti-Skill, even if it would help solve one of her biggest issues.

The only risk here should theoretically just be falling unconscious and being vulnerable to attacks. 

Unless… Felix was trying to impress her and was willing to take a risk to his life for such a thing?

She felt her hands clench as she considered the fact that Felix could be in real danger now. He was the type of fool to do such a thing, after all.

Her eyes wandered over his handsome sleeping face, his chiseled chest, and then lower down his body. Luminous blushed and turned away once she realized where she was looking.

Damn Lalatina!

It was because of that damn picture Lalatina had given her that she had toyed with herself while imagining Felix doing unspeakable things to her!

"Ah! I see, I see." Luminous turned to Felix's so-called secretary, who was nodding with an understanding look on her face.

"What?" She asked.

"It seems you are interested in Felix-sama as well! Do not attempt to hide it! I saw where your eyes were wandering and that look of concern on your face!" Said Saeko.

She blushed after being called out by Felix's subordinate.

"It's nothing like that!" She argued, but Felix's subordinate seemed to treat her words as air, completely unimportant.

"Do not worry! I will not judge you for your affection for Felix-sama! In fact, I can only applaud you for having the correct taste!" Said Saeko with a proud smile.

"I-I see?"

"Hehe, if you'd like, I can share many things about Felix-sama with you!" Declared Saeko.

Now, she was interested. Felix had said that Saeko was his first subordinate, so surely she had some embarrassing stories she could hold over Felix's head later. Right?

She was definitely not interested because she wanted to know more about Felix in general. No, she was not! 

This was all purely teasing material for the future.

Her mind then wandered back to when Felix had approached her during their discussion earlier.

When he had… loomed over her, close enough for her to bask in his scent. His smell, combined with his presence, was enough to make her panties wet.

She had even felt some of her juices begin to leak down her thighs, which excited her even more at the possibility of Felix noticing it. That only made it harder for her to stay still while they were talking.

Once Felix and Rimuru left, she had to change them. When she took a look at her panties, she found that they were completely drenched through.

She did not think that she was that into playing the submissive role, but she was well aware that she had ended up finding pleasure in pain. She had to in order to enjoy rubbing herself against the Holy Ark that burned her very skin off.

However, she hadn't felt anything similar ever before; only Felix managed to bring that reaction out of her for some reason, and she was not quite sure why.

He had even said he trusted her back then, and she now truly believed it after Felix showed her such a… frankly broken ability.

Traveling to different Dimensions had so much utility. One could travel to other worlds and recruit from there freely. Some other world may even be similar to the Cardinal World, where Felix could acquire unique Equipment, and other gear, not to mention if things ever get bad, then Felix can just flee to another Dimension.

Such an ability was not lightly shared. She could feel her heart skip a beat when she considered the fact that Felix had such trust in her.

She thought back to every moment she had interacted with him.

Their first meeting, where he outed her identity out of pettiness yet still provided her a Full Potion due to not wanting her to suffer too much. That Full Potion would later be the reason she was able to save Hinata's life.

Then, her meeting with him shortly after, where he told her about Hinata's misadventures. During this time, he also teased her, much to her annoyance in the past, but now she could only look back at those times with fondness.

Their next meeting was not even a meeting, really. They had just spotted each other at the Festival, and for once, Felix seemingly respected her desires and did not out her to everyone.

The next time they met was… when Hinata was sent to the past.

Felix had attempted to comfort her and had even told her about Hinata surviving, likely out of concern for her since, at that point, he would not have known about her involvement with Chronoa in the past.

Their meeting was fairly enjoyable. Despite the circumstances, Felix would keep cracking jokes, and Rimuru would rebuke him.

It was during that time that she began seeing him and Rimuru as friends. Felix may have been an annoyance, but sometimes, annoyances grow on you like a fungus that refuses to leave.

He had even gifted her Laplace, even if Felix was technically the one who defeated Laplace, which she appreciated. She got to work off some of her anger and experiment with Asmodeus, though now she just left him in an artificially induced coma in her dungeons.

And then, Lalatina showed up and stroked the embers of her desires with her detailed commentary and that… image of Felix. She would be the first to admit that she was a very horny Vampire, but she was easily capable of suppressing her desires and dealing with them herself should she desire to do so.

Then their further meetings, the… date between them, the discussions the two of them had, the planning, all of it was enjoyable for Luminous.

Perhaps she had been interested in Felix from the start and was simply denying her desires? 

It was possible, Felix was conventionally attractive, he was caring to those he saw as close, he was powerful, a trait every woman in this world looked for in a man, and he was likable, even despite his tendency to tease her.

He also respected her power, even if she would grudgingly admit he was likely more powerful than her. He did not hold his power over her head and look down on her for it. He respected her and looked at her as a fellow peer. In fact, he had even urged her to grow more powerful, seemingly out of worry for her, which was adorable.

She had heeded his words and developed several new techniques that would leave her former self in the dust.

He was not put off by her pride either. In fact, he seemed to be almost amused when she would act prideful with him. Normally, that would insult her, but with Felix, she just… didn't.

Not to mention the backstory Hinata and Chloe gave about him. Hinata made him out to be a prankster but someone with a good, caring heart underneath it all. He had even taken Hinata under his wing and attempted to turn her into a Heroine that would be feared by all and even seemingly Blessed her, something that was not done lightly.

She could admit he fit her type of man, except for his excessive teasing! Other than that, he was practically… perfect. She had been quite… hesitant to get into romance. Her father left a bad taste in her mouth when it came to that.

The entire reason she purged him was due to his desire to breed her, to create an even more perfect creation, something that soured her from romance for a very long time.

The only time after that she grew to genuinely care for anyone else in a romantic sense was Chronoa, and now it was… Felix.

Perhaps they were just spiritually compatible as well, Spiritual Beings like them looked at love differently, rather than the fleeting romance that it was for mortals, love for Spiritual Lifeforms was just as much Spiritual as it was Physical and Psychological.

Sometimes, one simply meets someone that matches with them well and finds themselves growing closer to them over time.

Oh… she was in trouble, wasn't she?

She felt her cheeks flush and her heart start pounding as she considered the possibility that… that she had grown to truly love Felix. It didn't hurt that, by extension, she would be able to grow closer to Hinata, but as she was recently finding, Hinata and Chloe weren't the subject of her main desire any longer.

Sure, they were still there, but she felt that as long as she had Felix, she would move past them. She still looked at them like her beloved friends and would always admire the frankly attractive bodies they both held. 

But there were not many in this World that would be willing to treat her casually, like friends. Chronoa was the first to do such a thing, and now that she was looking back on it, perhaps she was desperate for someone and had latched on.

That someone did not need to be Chronoa, in the absence of Chronoa, it seems Felix had filled that role.

She felt her core slicken as she imagined herself lying with Felix. Something about Felix White turned her on, and it was infuriating but also immensely arousing.

Then her mind shifted to when they had gone on that date together. She was truly enjoying her time with Felix back then, and was even eager for more if that idiot Saare had not interrupted him.

She could see herself being completely fine and even happy with just sitting in her lounge and talking the day away.

She genuinely enjoyed spending time with Felix despite his insistent teasing of her. Even that had its own charm and made for an interesting dynamic between them.

Ah, she truly was in danger, wasn't she? 

Perhaps she should take Saeko's offer then.

"Very well then. I find your terms acceptable." She responded to Saeko's earlier question.

"Alright then! But it will cost you!" Saeko said.

She raised a brow. "Oh? And what will it cost me?"

Saeko nodded with a determined expression. "I wish to use your kitchen! I want to surprise Felix-sama with an amazing meal when he wakes up!"

Luminous' expression softened hearing that. She could respect Saeko's desire to make Felix happy with a good homely meal.

"Very well then. I will have Gunther guide you to the kitchen later. In fact, even I had a passion for cooking in the past, perhaps I will also prepare a meal for Felix. He can enjoy both of our hard work." 

Now that she had confronted and accepted her feelings, she felt the desire to enjoy the simple things with Felix. Going out, cooking for him, talking with him, and just enjoying each other's company sounded wonderful to Luminous.

"Hehe! I won't lose to you, Lady Luminous!" Said Saeko.

"Fufufu, we shall see. Hobbies in this day and age must be cherished. As an Immortal lifeform, having something one truly enjoys is a blessing on its own. And you may just call me Luminous."

Saeko nodded. "Yes, Luminous!"

"Now, I wish to hear these stories."

Sakeo nodded. "Got it!"

She gestured to Saeko to take a seat on one of the couches in the room.

Once they were seated, Luminous found her gaze wandering to Felix. One thing she did notice was that as Felix fell unconscious, the Aura he emitted weakened in its intensity. It was still monstrous, far above her own by multiple times, but it was not quite as powerful as it normally was.

Perhaps he had some ability to increase his combat power, and he simply deactivated it in order to grant himself Anti-Skill? That would be another incredibly powerful Skill in Felix's arsenal.

She gazed longingly towards Felix, hoping that he made it out of this Spiritual Surgery of his completely okay. 

She reluctantly shifted her gaze from Felix to Saeko.

"Now start from the beginning." She told Saeko.

- Raiden -

Raiden felt the pressure of gravity push her down far more than she was ever used to. She had used the gravity training rooms her Master had created, but she had never pushed herself as she had recently begun to do.

She could feel her body growing stronger over time as she grew used to the gravitational pressure. It was not much, but progress was progress.

Ever since her Master had left his protection to Lady Luminous, she had felt disappointed in herself. What was the purpose of a maid if she was unable to serve?

If she was not powerful enough to protect her Master, then she would simply have to become powerful enough.

Recently, she had been training with the three strongest subordinates her Lord had: Arcueid, Megumin, and Lalatina. Each of them had much more combat experience than her, and they were willing to spar with her from time to time and exploit her weaknesses. After that, she would work on neutralizing those weaknesses; it was a rinse-and-repeat process.

Now, she was facing one of the strongest beings she knew. Middray stood across from her, his stance casual.

"Hohoho, I was surprised to receive your message, Raiden." Said Middray.

Middray was perhaps the strongest Draconic being she knew, barring Lady Milim and the True Dragons.

The man was a beast in combat and had spent over 2,000 years honing his martial arts and abilities.

It's thanks to that dedication that even Arcueid, Megumin, and Lalatina recognized him and stated that as they were, they weren't sure if they could pull off a victory against him.

Her Master had mentioned that Middray had Divinity as well, allowing his attacks to affect even those with Ultimate Skills. Her Master had said he had an EP of approximately 2,500,000, higher than even Megumin.

"I wish to grow stronger to be more useful to my Master." She calmly stated.

Middray nodded, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "Very well! Your drive is acceptable! Lady Milim has approved my short visit to Lord Felix's territory. Let us not waste any more time! Come, let us begin your cultivation! This training room is truly ingenious! I can already see how such a thing could help train young Dragons and Dragonewts!"

She nodded and began using her Extra Skill, All-Seeing Eye, which caused her vision to sharpen and expand. She could see much farther than she normally would be capable of, and her field of view extended a full 360° around herself. When combined with her Thought Acceleration and Magic Sense, it made for a fearsome combination.

That was not enough to take on Middray, however. 

In a blink, Middray was in front of her, his fist drawn back and glowing with his Fighting Spirit. His punch alone had shattered the sound barrier, a shockwave echoing throughout the Dimension. Raiden had barely reacted in time, likely due to Middray still holding back, she suspected. She instantly began using Partial Dragonification, something she had been practicing.

Azure colored scales quickly sprouted over her arm, forming a gauntlet. She managed to block Middray's punch, but the impact sent cracks spider webbing through her scales.

Pain shot up her arm, but she gritted her teeth and channeled blue Lightning through her arm, causing Middray to wince slightly and jump back. 

"That's some fierce Lightning you got there, girl." Middray complimented, his voice a mix of amusement and approval, even as he ignored the rapidly rising temperature. 

She nodded appreciating the praise but not letting it distract her. She quickly spewed a Lightning Breath towards Middray in the hopes of stalling for a few extra moments.

Middray casually slapped away her Lightning, but that was more than enough time for her to prepare her next move. 

In the sky above them, massive thunderclouds were gathering. Her master had linked the dimension to the real world in such a way that there was weather to be manipulated. Middray, seemingly sensing the possible danger, quickly began absorbing the surrounding Magicules, entering a battle state of sorts.

His scales turned black, his muscles bulged, and his overall size had increased. Raiden could sense the sheer amount of danger Middray now radiated.

"Hahaha, good, good! Show me more of your power, Raiden!" He roared.

The moment after Middray spoke, a colossal bolt of white Lightning was discharged from the sky. The Lightning bolt rapidly heated the surrounding air to temperatures surpassing 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and it was aimed solely at Middray. According to her Master, this strike held enough power to outdo even the greatest of nuclear explosions, whatever that was.

Her wings quickly unfurled behind her, and she quickly soared into the skies, fighting the increased gravity to get out of range of her own attack. She was not immune to such an explosive amount of lightning.

The Lightning bolt struck Middray, creating a massive explosion that shook the training room and generated a shockwave that would easily destroy a city, while causing massive damage to the infrastructure of a Kingdom. This was something that even the greatest of Kingdoms in the Western Nations, like Farmenas, would be incapable of completely recovering from, if they ever recovered.

Raiden hovered above, her breath held as the dust began to clear. The temperature alone couldn't harm her. Her heart sank when she saw Middray, nearly unscathed, his silhouette emerging from the smoke.

"Hohoho, that was a good one! If it weren't for my Dragon Body, it would have been tough to survive!"

"How?" She found herself asking, her voice barely above a whisper.

Middray's sharp hearing caught her words despite the distance between them. 

"Dragon Body reinforces my body to extreme levels, increasing both my attack and defensive power while also granting me a very powerful healing factor, which I used to survive that attack of yours." Middray kindly explained, his tone almost like that of a patient teacher.

That sounded somewhat similar to her Intrinsic Skill: Dragon Scales, which she had used earlier.

"How do you acquire it?" She asked, with curiosity and determination in her eyes. If she could gain a power like it then she would be able to protect her Master from those far beneath him.

She was not arrogant enough to believe that her Master needed her protection, but at the very least she wished to be capable of dealing with those that dared stand against him, so he would not have to get his own hands dirty, he was far above things like that.

Middray shrugged his shoulders, a confident smile on his face. "Through hard work and willpower!"

She nodded, her expression lighting up with resolve.

"That's a good look on you, girly! Now come! Let us push beyond our limits!" 

She held a hand out to her cleavage. With a focused gesture, Raiden summoned her Tachi, the blade materializing from within her cleavage with white Lightning crackling along its edges. Her Master said that drawing her blade from her cleavage was a must, and so she followed his words.

Middray looked on in interest, clearly impressed. "My my, it seems Lord Felix is spoiling you. A Legend Grade blade, huh?"

Raiden nodded, a somewhat smug expression on her face. "My Master is the best."

She infused her Tachi with more Lightning, as she surrounded herself in a cloak of Lightning, enhancing her speed and strength. Her entire body shimmered with azure scales as she activated Dragon Scales to its fullest, boosting her defense to the maximum.

In an instant, she appeared behind Middray causing multiple sonic booms which displaced the landscape even more. She unleashed a flurry of quick jabs, each of her strikes coated with Lightning. The idea was to overwhelm him with sheer speed and power, but Middray's Dragon Body easily withstand the assault.

In order to get through to him, she would need stronger Lightning and more power.

"You'll need more than that to get through to me, young lady." Middray's voice was calm, almost teasing, as he vanished and reappeared behind her. Before she could react, his powerful kick sent her crashing into a mountain over 50 kilometers away in an instant, a mountain that her Master had erected.

"Oof!" She cried out as she crashed through the mountain.

"Why use a weapon when our body is already a weapon of its own!" Middray's voice echoed in her mind, his nonchalance infuriating.

She thought herself strong; her EP was over 1,000,000, yet she was still being toyed with. That showed her that no matter what, there was always a bigger fish, unless one was her Master, of course.

She inwardly scolded herself for becoming arrogant without even realizing it.

"Good." Middray voice rang out. "I can see a change has occurred within you. There is always a way to grow stronger, and there is always a way to reach the next peak! I myself have been chasing after Lady Milim's back for over 2,000 years! So come! Show me your determination, young hatchling!"

She flared her Dragon's Haki around her, destroying the rubble that was keeping her in., With a powerful flap of her wings, she burst through the top of the mountain.

Her Tachi crackled with renewed intensity as she mixed her Lightning with her Dragon's Haki, the blade glowing brighter than the sun. She focused all of her energy into her next attack.

"Heaven's Wrath!" She roared, swinging her blade down towards where she sensed Middray.

Her Tachi released an arc of focused Lightning and Haki, powerful enough to burn even a Saint to a crisp should her attack reach them. The attack obliterated the mountain under her and was heading straight for Middray, who stood with his palm outstretched.

Raiden watched, shell-shocked, as Middray's palm began glowing in a soft, luminescent light. He repelled one of her strongest attacks to date with a casual grace, the force of Heaven's Wrath dissipating against his hand, leaving Middray unharmed.

All of this occurred within a fraction of a second.

Middray calmly flew up to her with his hands behind his back. "That was good, very creative as well, I had to resort to using my Divinity to disrupt your attack. Did you just come up with it?"

Still in shock, she managed to nod. 

"Good." Middray said with a satisfied nod. "That demonstrates quick thinking. Now I have seen enough. Come, I will teach you the Drago Fist Style developed by Lady Milim herself. It is a martial arts style, but it can also be applied to your swordsmanship."

Her eyes widened in excitement. "Thank you, Sir Middray."

"Think nothing of it! When I see one so young, someone so full of life, striving for higher heights, then who am I to stop them!? Hohoho! You already have good control over your Energy, which is good. After all, what use is raw power when one can't use it? Now, I will begin teaching you how to use your own body as a weapon. Using Fighting Spirit, one can reinforce one's body to the extent that one's body alone is equivalent to God Grade Equipment." Middray explained.

She nodded, a determined expression on her face. She would not fail her Master now.

- Megumin -

Megumin held her katana firmly in front of her, the blade shimmering with raw energy as it blocked Arcueid's Whip of Flame. Sparks flew as the solidified flame cracked against her weapon, but Megumin stood her ground, eyes locked on her opponent.

"You'll need to do more than that to get to me, Arcueid!" Megumin taunted with playful confidence.

"Fufufu, of course, I am aware of such a thing. If one of my kin was taken out by such an attack, I would feel embarrassed." Arcueid replied with a smirk as she sauntered towards her.

Megumin's grip tightened on her katana. She and Arcueid had trained relentlessly ever since their Lord had left them behind, choosing to rely on Demon Lord Luminous for protection. 

Of course, they did not blame him for such a thing. Rather, they focused their anger at themselves. They used that anger and disappointment to further their training.

They were Primordials, yes, but that didn't mean they couldn't evolve further. Their race had no fixed limits, and Guy Crimson was proof that even the strongest could still reach higher peaks. 

And their Lord, once a mere Lesser Daemon, now towered over even them.

Her body was currently undergoing its own evolution, transforming into the legendary metal Hihi'irokane, which would drastically increase her strength once it fully manifested.

Just as she prepared to strike again, both Megumin and Arcueid paused. The air around them shifted, the very Dimension trembling under the force of a distant battle.

Both of them turned to look in the direction their Lord's maid had gone with Middray.

"It seems their fight is getting exciting." She said, her voice tinted with excitement.

Middray was a powerful being that even she respected. His mastery over martial arts was something to be admired, and he had continuously been honing his abilities for thousands of years.

In fact, Middray was a man that Megumin could see as an equal. But now was not the time to get distracted.

Arcueid turned to her with a smirk. "Come, we will not be overshadowed by those two."

An excited grin lit up her face as she charged Arcueid, her katana lighting up with Fighting Spirit.

"Haaaaa!" She cried out, her voice ringing through the air as her katana met Arcueid's whip with a metallic clang

 Arcueid's whip was currently extended out and being reinforced by her Fighting Spirit, making it as solid and sturdy as her own katana.

Arcueid's whip was, of course, no normal whip. It was a God Grade weapon made by their Lord and was also capable of masterfully channeling Arcueid's Freezing White Flame.

With a quick motion, Megumin reached for the holster at her side, pulling out the pistol her Lord had crafted for her. It had become her signature style, katana in one hand, pistol in the other.

Without hesitation, she fired a condensed Magicule bullet straight at Arcueid.

But Arcueid was faster, tilting her head just enough for the bullet to miss and obliterate a mountain in the distance, destroying it to nothing more than rubble.

"Fufufu, you will need to try harder, Megumin." Arcueid laughed, her mocking voice grating against Megumin's pride.

Glaring at her, Megumin vanished in a blur of movement, reappearing a few feet behind Arcueid with her pistol raised. Fine! You want me to try harder?! Then here's harder!"

She pulled the trigger, releasing a Magicule bullet that carried 10% of her total capacity. The sheer force of the bullet caused the air around them to crackle with power, and even Arcueid's eyes widened at the sight. In response, Arcueid snapped her fingers, summoning layer after layer of Barriers in front of her.

But it wasn't enough. 

The bullet tore through each of the barriers like paper, heading straight for Arcueid. At the last moment, Arcueid activated a Dimension Fault, the protective Art their Lord had developed. The bullet hit the fault and dissipated harmlessly into nothingness.

"No fair…." She groaned out, frustrated that her awesome attack had been neutralized.

–

She sheathed the katana her Lord had crafted for her, and Arcueid similarly stored her whip away in her Spatial Storage.

"Now that was a productive spar." Arcueid remarked with a satisfied smile.

Megumin grinned. "Hehe, yup!" At this point, her Magicule Capacity was pretty exhausted. When one completely exhausted their Magicule Capacity, it tended to grow slightly larger once it refilled. It was a very slow process, but it was effective.

"The technique our Lord had provided us to recycle our Energy has come to be quite useful." Arcueid said with a proud glint in her eyes.

"Yup, when using it, I can reuse at least 30% of my Energy, and I'm sure that will increase more as I get better at the Art." She responded.

Arcueid nodded. "Indeed, while I wish to continue training, I do still have the duty assigned to me by our Lord to manage this territory."

Megumin nodded and did not keep Arcueid held up further.

Once Arcueid left, Megumin remained behind, her mind shifting gears. She spent the next couple of hours practicing her katas, each movement sharp and precise, waiting for her Magicule Capacity to regenerate enough to continue training at full strength. Her muscles moved instinctively, her form honed by endless repetition, but her thoughts wandered to the next challenge.

"Now, who should I train with now?" She asked with some excitement.

Perhaps she would go see if Ingvild also wished to train? 

Her Lord did not push Ingvild much due to her innocent nature, and Megumin would obey his wishes on that front. But that did not mean that Megumin could not ask if Ingvild wished to train. If Ingvild agreed then that would be on her own initiative, and despite Ingvild's pacifist nature, she was still a Daemon Duke. But she would do that later since a different idea appeared in her mind, one that became more and more appealing as time went on.

"Heh, that Lion is pretty weak." Megumin muttered with a mischievous smile. "He should get stronger to be more useful to Lord Felix as well."

With her destination set, she activated Spatial Motion, disappearing from the Training Dimension and appearing in the Beast Kingdom Eurazania.

She concealed herself completely using Haze, spread her demonic wings, and took to the skies. She made her way towards where she sensed Carrion.

Her Lord had ordered Carrion to begin giving combat lessons regularly, so as to give the lower-level civilians a chance to rise up in the hierarchy, something Carrion had no issues with, the Beastman that he was.

It didn't take her long to appear in the colosseum Carrion's people used. They were a beastly race, and nothing was more exciting to them than fighting. Carrion was able to make some profit off his training lessons while also getting to beat his minions up, he likely couldn't be happier.

As she was floating above the Colosseum, Megumin looked down at the arena below. The stands were completely filled with Beastmen from all classes, there were some clearly well-off Beastmen and then those in rags. All of them watched in the same seats as their leader beat the shit out of everyone.

Carrion was currently in a one vs ten situation and was single-handedly destroying his opposition. 

He had not even had to use his Intrinsic Skill: Beastilize, let alone his Unique Skill that her Lord told her about.

A Unique Skill that allowed him to transform into a Chimera of beasts, a being that encompassed all beast types, a useful Skill for one such as Carrion. And a rightful Skill for one who called himself the King of Beastmen.

She noticed one of Carrion's elite subordinates was one of Carrion's opponents. His name was Phony? Pony? Froyo? Key Fob? Pho– something, but Megumin didn't care to remember his name, he was weak after all.

Watching Carrion toss his subordinates around like ragdolls quickly lost its charm. Growing bored, she made her decision. With a smirk, she dived down from the sky, crashing into the arena with such force that a cloud of dust exploded outward, obscuring everything around her and leaving a crater in her wake.

"My Lord!" Yelled one of the fodder.

The dust was forcibly cleared using Wind Magic. Much to her amusement, Megumin noticed she was surrounded.

She took a good look around her, her eyes glinting with amusement at the fact that these Beastmen thought they would be able to do her in with what they had.

"Stand down everyone!" Carrion's commanding voice rang out.

Hearing their Lord's order, all the Beastmen lowered their weapons as Carrion approached her.

"Miss Megumin, what brings you to my territory?" Carrion asked, respect lacing his tone, but his stance showed he was wary.

"You are to be my newest punchi– cough my newest sparring partner! All of our Lord's subordinates have gotten into a training frenzy, we wish to grow more powerful to be more helpful to our Lord. You are not being left out of it." Megumin all but ordered.

"Hold up, hold up! You were about to say punching bag, weren't you?!" Carrion argued.

Megumin looked to the side. "I don't know what you are talking about. Now come! Enough lollygagging, let us go surpass our limits… what did Lord Felix call it again? Plus Ultra or something!"

Carrion looked at her dryly. "That was the best you could come up with."

She glared at him. "Shut up! Our Lord had said it before, but it sounded much better coming from him!"

Carrion sighed. "Is this what they mean when they say someone has rose-tinted glasses? Whatever, it doesn't matter. Fine, let's go." Carrion turned to look at Phork, or whatever his name was. "Phobio, you and Albis will be in charge while I am out. Make sure everything runs smoothly."

Ah, Phobio was his name. Whatever, Megumin would probably forget it again.

Phobio nodded with a determined expression on his face. "Yes!"

Seeing Carrion was done, Megumin appeared behind Carrion and grabbed his shoulder. She noticed Carrion stiffen up the moment he felt her grip, but he quickly calmed down once he realized it was her.

"Geez, I didn't even see you move! You could have taken my head off and I wouldn't have been able to do anything about it." Carrion whispered. Seemingly trying to keep his reputation with his people intact.

"Haha, well, you are weak after all. If someone like you could sense me, then I wouldn't be the Primordial of Yellow!" She announced before they were engulfed in a flash of white.

- Phobio -

"I-I think we misheard, right?" One of his subordinates muttered fearfully.

He looked at the man. He was a fox Beastman and was one of his most elite subordinates. He even had the potential to one day match him, one of Lord Carrion's top subordinates.

"N-No… I heard that, too." Another one muttered.

Even he could admit to himself that he was terrified. He hadn't known that Demon Lord Felix had one of those monsters under him.

"S-Sir Phobio? I-Is it true?!" Another one fearfully asked.

He nodded solemnly. Lord Carrion did not seem surprised by the powerful woman's announcement, so it must have been true. He tried his best to keep his face straight, but he knew he was failing.

"T-Then Demon Lord F-Felix White has one of them…."

"A- A Primordial!"

Phobio heard a loud thud next to him. He looked to the side and sighed. The Beastman fainted. He could not handle the fact that he was in the presence of Jaune. She wasn't even leaking her Aura out. Just her existence alone was enough to terrify others into unconsciousness. 

He heard a couple more thuds and groaned. He had a lot of work to do. 

He looked at the audience that was watching and simply closed his eyes in resignation once he saw that almost all of them were out cold.

Sometimes, he hated his job.

Did that Primordial seriously have to announce her identity out loud?

- Guy Crimson -

Guy sat on his throne and contemplated everything he had recently found out.

Veldora got an Ultimate Skill, which was a surprise, though not a massive one. Veldora was a True Dragon, after all. All he needed to do was mature, and it seemed that the Slime, Rimuru, was the missing piece.

Velzard was busy reading the book that Felix gave her, so Guy let her be. It wasn't often that something or someone gained Velzard's interest.

Then there was the fact that Felix admitted that he had evolved his Ultimate Skill into a new Ultimate Skill.

Uriel, Lord of Vows, had become something else, a brand new Ultimate Skill that his Lucifer was unable to get a read on.

The biggest surprise of all was the fact that Felix had manifested Uriel at all. He had never heard of an Angelic Skill, let alone a Virtue Series Skill manifesting in someone with Demonic Alignment like Felix. 

Such a thing was unheard of. Not to mention, Uriel was a special skill on its own. Veldanava hadn't told him explicitly, but he had implied that Uriel somehow assisted him with creating all his other powers.

Guy's thoughts began to wander. He knew that if one of the users of an Angelic Series Skill died, the Skill would go back into the cycle of reincarnation to find a new user.

What he did not know was if the Ultimate Skill still carried traces of their former users. If so, that would explain how Felix had grown to the heights he had in such a seemingly short time.

He had the taint of Rudra and Veldanava on him in that case. Though something similar could be said about all users of the Angelic Skills, since Veldanava, at one point, had carried all of them.

It was just a theory, but one that seemed to become more and more plausible as time went on.

Ultimate Skills were something even he did not completely understand, but life would be boring if he knew everything.

Felix was just getting more and more fun, and Guy was eager to observe.

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Author's Note:

Sup everyone, another chapter of Daemon here. We have a lot of different POVs here. I hoped to show what was going on in the world at the moment while Felix is unconscious, and boy, is everyone training.

This chapter is a bit of a buffer chapter until we get some serious action coming up. Felix accidentally inspired all his subordinates to begin their shonen training arcs! He didn't mean to make them doubt their strength, but he basically said he trusted Luminous with his safety more than them, and those subordinates of his are kind of try-hards. And so begins the training arc.

I hoped to show a little bit of how the Primordials are perceived by the public with that short Phobio POV, hopefully, it wasn't too much.

Lalatina's assassination was inspired by Boeing Airlines yes. And then Luminous finally does some thinking and realizes that she may be into Felix.

In the LN we don't see Luminous have any real interest in any males, but if feels kind of weird for a Spiritual Being to put value on something such as genders, she can quite literally grow a dick if she wanted to. Hopefully everything in Luminous' pov made sense, but to give a summary, Luminous likes bulli, Felix bulli her, Luminous likes Felix! Not to mention Luminous misunderstanding many of Felix's actions which is actually pretty funny. 

Also, one last thing, a big thanks to @BonVoyage for the Raiden vs Middray fighting scene (and the Megumin vs. Arcueid *cough cough*). He gave it a lot more life. You all should also check out his Tensura fic! 

"I'm the goat fr fr." – Bon

Anyways, thanks for reading, peace.

Thanks to @Bonvoyage, @Salante, and @Flowerman for beta'ing this chapter.