Chapter 98
In the development room of the Atlas Corps. The operations team monitoring Zephyr screamed in unison.
"No!"
"What is this absurbity?!"
"I cursed your luck!"
For days in real time, the Atlas Corps had been concentrating on one thing. It was the progress of their hated and the number one player Zephyr.
"Isn't this a bit of trouble?"
"Yeah. He summoned Code•121303."
What made them feel frustrated was that Zephyr had managed to summon a demon. If it was just another demon, they wouldn't react like this but he had summoned a special Arch Demon.
The demon also known to them as Code•121303 is an essential entity of Tensura for the storyline. They had programmed him as a reincarnated demon from a human that have the habits of being an otaku.
This idea was inspired from the isekai genre of many famous manga and anime. As a designed demon that had the memories of the story of the anime and manga, it would serve as his reference for growth like any main characters of the anime or manga.
The story design goes like,
He grew up as a carefree youth in a peaceful age. His favourite hobbies were playing games, reading novels and manga, and watching anime. He was rather good at finding joy in adversity.
After reincarnating as a demon and realizing he is no longer a human and witnessing the acts of cruelty and survival of other demons, he abandons almost all his humanity and adopts a cold, calculating, ruthless personality.
He shows a complete disregard for the well-being of other beings with the exception of those close to or useful to him. He has a great thirst for power as he knows that the only way for him to survive is to become as strong as possible.
If given enough time to grow, he could reach the realm of the Absolute Tier 6. The setting of a reincarnated demon from a human is to have the journey in the harsh and cruel environment of the Demon World.
When the time comes, the demon would serve as one of the final boss along with the Demon Kings for the players to beat.
But before he could grow, he was accidentally summoned by Zephyr and would now gonna be a subordinate of a player that was not part of any story line they had designated.
If the summoner is just like an ordinary one, he would just perform the contract or maybe find some loopholes in it to have a better gains like he used to everytime he was being summoned but fortunately, he sensed something special in Zephyr.
The demon couldn't help but ask to be his subordinate out of his curiosity and for his future growth. Having a demon as a subordinate that had an unparalleled potential, they couldn't help but curse out loud.
In their minds, they wanted to nerf Zephyr directly.
However, the Atlas Corps weren't allowed to intervene in the game in principle. It was impossible systematically as well. Not even Chairman Cedric Felix could do it. All control was placed in the hands of the supercomputer Uriel in case of unintentional manipulation.
"Ah, it's a complete failure."
The frustration they felt was huge and could crush their mentality.
•~~~•
Hearing about the demon's origin, Zephyr was slightly impressed about it.
'An interesting concept that the Atlas Corps had."
Not just that they reproduced the famous Monkey King, they also designed a demon with a special origin.
Zephyr doesn't knew what's the purpose but he could admit that he was impressed about their creativity. If they would know what he is thinking, the development team would curse at him like,
"We don't need your praise! Just stop making us suffer!"
Or something like that.
[An Arch Demon has pledged allegiance to you. Bounded to you, it will become your trusted sword and shield.]
[Will you assign it a name?]
"Your name shall be Osiris. Receive that name and prove yourself useful to me."
[The name 'Osiris' has been assigned to the Arch Demon.]
[Allegiance has increased.]
[Loyalty has increased.]
[All stats have increased.]
The moment Zephyr named the demon, a huge amount of magic power escaped from him. Zephyr could guess that it would be in a millions of mana or even billions but for him that now have an infinite mana, he didn't care.
[With the strengthened Demonic Factors, Osiris (Arch Demon) is undergoing a change. His level has been raised by one tier.]
[His previous traits and class are being examined.]
[He received the influence of the 'Divine Demonic Arcane Dragonoid'.]
The demon who was kneeling in front of Zephyr, was suddenly enveloped by a tremendous black magic power creating a perfect evolution posture.
[Osiris (Arch Demon) has successfully evolved into a 'Legendary Demon Nobless'.]
[You have made an achievement that is not easily accomplished. Additional karma will be provided.]
[You have acquired 5,000 karma.]
[You have acquired 7,500 additional karma.]
[…]
「Greetings to my master.」
Wearing a white dress shirt, a bow tie, dress pants, a tuxedo suit jacket, black shoes, and white gloves. He had the appearance of a beautiful 18 year old boy. He has short black hair that spikes in all directions, sharp blood red eyes. The newly evolved Osiris went down on one knee to greet Zephyr. His delicate body and voice started to tremble.
「I am filled with endless gratitude for your grace of evolving me into a Demon Noblesse. I am now your subordinate. I will do my best to repay this grace you have bestowed upon me.」
Osiris raised his head as he spoke firmly. His eyes revealed a fanatical light, but Zephyr had a feeling that Osiris was laughing with ecstasy.
「Of course, I will be forever greatful for making me a Tier 4 Demon Noblesse.」
Hyrkan inside on Zephyr's consciousness grinned at Osiris. As an otaku dragon who received the knowledge of anime and manga, he feels like he could get along with Osiris after knowing his interesting origin.
「I am moved for the first time since I was reborn as a demon. I will prove my value and repay your favor by your side.」
Zephyr didn't say anything to the end. Osiris thought it was because he was excited. It was natural. Becoming the master of a Demon Noblesse. It was unheard of. It was a legend that no one would believe, even if it was written down in history.
While Osiris was thinking that his master was feeling excitement, Zephyr inspected him calmly.
[Osiris]
Rating: Legendary
Level: 289
Tier: 4
Species: Demon Noblesse (Earl)
Strength: 15,621 (▼) Stamina: 14,567 (▼)
Agility: 13,310 (▼) Intelligence: 17,580 (▼)
Skills: Incarnation of Evil (SS), Millennium Defense (S), Ultraspeed Regeneration (S), Demon's Carnage (S), Demonic Magic (S), Demonic Evil Eyes (S), Black Domain of Silence (SS).
The demon race is bloodthirsty and warlike. It is very easy to go berserk whenever you enter combat. It is in a demon's nature to devour and play with souls as they have the pleasure and ecstasy brought about through devouring souls.
"Not bad."
As Zephyr was inspecting the stats of Osiris, a voice of a young child was heard.
「Demon Osiris, now that you're serving my master-dude pay respect to me as your senior.」
The clinging Tetsuya who was lying on Zephyr's head appeared as he released his stealth and spoke to Orias with a proud and smug attitude.
The appearance of Tetsuya surprised Osiris as he didn't detect his existence at all but immediately regained his composure.
「Kufufu. To make a kyuubi submit to you, you are really a great master to serve.」
As an anime and manga fan, Osiris have a great liking towards a kyuubi and now that he had discovered that a kyuubi was also serving his master, he couldn't help but feel delight.
Tetsuya hopped off on Zephyr's head as he faced Osiris as he was subconsciously waving all his nine tails.
「My name is Tetsuya. Pleasure to work with you.」
Seeing the kyuubi's excitement and anticipation, Osiris couldn't help but chuckle.
「Oh my. Where are my manners. Pleasure to work with you too Tetsuya-senpai.」
Ignoring their interactions, Zephyr's voice interrupted them.
"We have something to do. Follow me."
Zephyr spoke as he levitated in the air as he activated his [Fly] for the first time. Without waiting for their response, Zephyr moved to his destination. With the flying speed proportional to his magic power, he instantly disappeared.
「Kufufufu. It seems like we can't afford to be left behind.」
Osiris spoke as his demonic wings were unfolded. Tetsuya hopped into him and Osiris immediately flew into the air and followed his master.
•~~~~•
With his extreme flying speed, Zephyr head straight to the hidden dungeon, 'Blue Orichalcum Cave'.
'Now then...Let's get this over with.'
{Notice: The sealing barrier has been devoured and was used as a nutrition for the evolution.
Will you release the Individual: Hyrkan?
[YES]/[NO].}
"Yes."
Zephyr calmly muttered. The moment he ordered the release, Zephyr felt the magical power raged within him.
He could feel Hyrkan's overwhelming soul was being releassd.
'All that's left is procuring a suitable vessel for his spirit.'
After searching for a while in the [Large Stomach], Zephyr found it and thought this would be the most suitable.
What's the best vessel for a soul for a dragon? Of course, its obviously a dragon's egg.
[Unknown Dragon Egg]
Rating: Legendary
[An egg of a dragon. Extremely rare to find. Close to hatching.]
Looking at the dragon's egg in his hand, Zephyr felt no change in his emotion. If it was other than him, they might feel guilty for the poor soul in the egg just to disappear before coming into life unable to become an absolute existence.
However for the sake of Hyrkan, Zephyr shows a complete disregard about this matter because he discovered through the [Divine Demonic Arcane Dragonoid's Knowledge] and from the [Wise One], it's impossible for a dragon to become someone's pet even they were the one who hatched it.
It was designated by the Law of Casualty or default setting that a 'Dragon' wouldn't really follow anyone even they were just a hatchling. Dragon pride will never allow themselves to voluntarily bend their knees to anyone, not even their fellow dragons.
Knowing he won't gain a thing from letting the egg just go, Zephyr did not care about it. Watching the process, Zephyr intently watched with curiosity as Hyrkan's spirit was entering the egg.
Lights shined from the egg then he heard a hatching sound. Crrk...crk...crkk. Cracks appeared in the egg, then a tail with a stinger like look at the end appeared.
He then saw a head peaked out. As soon as the little dragon came out from the egg, the magic power in the surroundings raged as if it was going berserk.
Not caring about the surroundings, Zephyr just intently watched the process. It didn't took long for the little dragon to began growing and the raging magic power become even more intense.
[The resurrection of the Strongest Dragon, Arcane Dragon, has succeeded.]
[★Hidden Quest ★ 'Freedom of the Arcane Dragon' has been cleared.]
[No experience points can be further added unless you pass a tier advancement.]
[Affinity with the Arcane Dragon has reached the maximum.]
[The seal of the title 'Dragon Contractor' has been fully released as a quest clear reward.]
[The title, 'Dragon Knight' has been obtained.]
[Your deity stat has risen by one.]
[A new effect has been added to the Domain: Absolute Limitless Parallex.]
[You have made an achievement that is not easily accomplished. Additional karma will be provided.]
[You have acquired 10,000 karma.]
[You have acquired 15,000 additional karma.]
[Dragon's Contractor]
Rating: Mythic
[The first player to form a contract with a dragon for the first time.
* You have contracted the Arcane Dragon Hyrkan Lexus who is known as the strongest dragon.
* You can receive a blessing anytime the Arcane Dragon wanted.
* You can summon and calls forth the Arcane Dragon Hyrkan Lexus.
* Stores the memories of Hyrkan in the contractor's soul and mind. As long as the user remains alive, Hyrkan Lexus is practically immortal.
★The skill 'Dragon Force' will be generated.]
[Dragon Knight]
Rating: Mythic
[★ Some dragons can be used as a 'mount.'
★ Your status will rise dramatically when riding a dragon.
★ All stats will increase when riding a dragon. The increase in stat values is affected by the stats of the dragon you are riding.
★While riding the dragon, you can share the health with the dragon.]
Just then—
[...!]
[...!!]
The system was stuck, as if it had been lagging, and after a while started to work again.
[You are the first to accomplish many feats that doesn't exist in any legends or myths.]
[Your great achievement will generate the...]