DxD: Building a Demon Clan from Scratch

[Miko: Sorry, sorry! Something came up, and I totally forgot about you.]

[Hana: Hmph! Miko, you're the worst!]

[Miko: I'll buy you daifuku tomorrow as an apology. Please forgive me!]

[Hana: Two!]

[Miko: No problem!!]

After apologizing to Hana over LINE, Miko finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Let's do it here."

Lynn stood at the entrance of an empty alley.

Hearing that, Miko put her phone away in her bag.

A dark, windy night… the perfect time to exorcise evil spirits!

Lynn scanned the area and selected the weakest cursed spirit for Miko's first battle.

"Try that one."

Lynn pointed ahead to the right.

Miko followed his gaze.

A bloated, greasy-looking cursed spirit stood there.

Taking a deep breath, she steadied herself and walked toward it with determined steps.

Even though she was mentally prepared, she couldn't suppress the nervousness creeping up on her. Her breathing grew shallow, and her scalp tingled slightly.

To her, cursed spirits had always been nightmarish entities.

Overcoming that fear wasn't easy.

Countless emotions surged through her mind.

Finally, she stood face to face with the grotesque spirit.

"Can you see me?"

"Can you see me?"

It's time to put an end to this!

Let's settle this, Mr. Cursed Spirit!

Miko stared at it with unwavering determination.

The greasy spirit froze for a moment before realization dawned, its expression twisting into one of excitement.

"You can see me! You can see me!!"

"Yeah, I can see you!"

Ah~ I've wanted to say that for so long~

Miko's spiritual presence suddenly became transparent.

The cursed spirit stiffened in shock.

It had never encountered such a bold human before.

But it didn't dwell on it for long.

Its expression twisted into a malicious grin as it roared, "I'll eat you! I'll eat you!!"

"Eat me? Or eat my shoulder bag?"

Miko had no intention of dirtying her hands.

With a powerful swing, she hurled her shoulder bag at the spirit, coating it with magic power as it flew.

Ssshh!—

The moment the bag struck the cursed spirit, it reacted as if it had been touched by its natural enemy.

It barely had time to let out a shriek before disintegrating instantly.

Miko blinked in surprise.

"…That was easy."

A special attack against spiritual creatures.

In an instant, the cursed spirit was completely obliterated.

And she hadn't even used much magic power.

She examined her bag and muttered, "Cursed spirits… are they really this weak?"

"It's just that this one was particularly weak."

Lynn reminded her, "There are different levels among cursed spirits. This was clearly one of the lowest-tier ones."

"Ah, I see…"

Miko scratched her cheek, reining in her momentary overconfidence.

"Of course, with your current strength, you can handle most cursed spirits without an issue."

Lynn didn't want to discourage her and continued, "Now, try out the other abilities of [Spirit-Seer Devil]."

"Yes, Master Lynn!"

Spirit Manipulation

Miko took a deep breath and released her magic power.

Almost instantly, a nearby cursed spirit's eyes dulled, it had fallen under her control.

"Success!"

Excited, Miko commanded it to attack another cursed spirit.

"ROAR!!"

The two spirits immediately clashed, tearing into each other.

Seeing this, Miko took control of several more cursed spirits and ordered them to gang up on their target.

The cursed spirit at the receiving end was stunned.

Under the righteous beatdown, it was swiftly exorcised.

Panting slightly, Miko said, "Right now, I can control up to ten cursed spirits at once."

Low-tier cursed spirits.

Lynn silently added that distinction in his mind.

"Very impressive."

He clapped his hands in encouragement.

Miko could only control ten low-tier cursed spirits, but Lynn?

As a High-Class Devil, he could manage far more.

After letting Miko rest for a moment, he moved on to the next ability test.

Spirit Devouring

Miko gathered the ten spirits together.

Her eyes glowed slightly as she whispered, "Spirit Devourer."

"AHHH—"

The cursed spirits let out agonized screams as their bodies twisted and compressed.

At their center, a dark vortex formed, pulling them in.

A moment later, all that remained was a small, translucent purple bead.

Miko picked it up.

Almost immediately, the bead crumbled into dust and scattered like sand in the wind.

Miko blinked.

She concentrated… but…

"Hmm… I don't feel any different?"

One by one, she absorbed the remaining nine beads.

Even then—

"I still don't feel anything."

Lynn observed her carefully and pondered the situation.

"Alright, that's enough for today."

As soon as he finished speaking, a teleportation magic circle flared to life beneath their feet, engulfing Miko and Utaha.

"Huh?!"

Miko barely had time to react before.

They vanished from the alley.

Lynn's House

A flash of purple light filled the room.

Lynn, Miko, and Utaha suddenly appeared in the living room.

Miko's eyes widened.

"Whoa… that was amazing!"

Instant teleportation to a completely different place!

Utaha, having experienced it before, remained unfazed.

She even gave Miko a brief explanation of teleportation magic.

But Miko's attention was elsewhere.

"So, this is Master Lynn's house?"

Utaha: "…?"

I just explained teleportation magic, and that's what you focused on?

Lynn, however, had no intention of letting Miko simply admire his home.

"Miko, take off your shirt."

Again?!

Miko was startled but.

Her body instinctively obeyed.

After all, she had experience now.

Utaha guessed, "Is it time for a grace update?"

Lynn nodded.

He pricked his finger and let a drop of blood fall onto Miko's back.

[Status Update]

[Yotsuya Miko]

[Rank: Low-Class Devil]

[Race: Devil]

[Master: Lynn Valefor]

[Strength: i0 → i1]

[Agility: i0 → i2]

[Durability: i0 → i1]

[Magic Power: i0 → i9]

[Inherent Skills:]

[Yin-Yang Eyes] (Omitted)

[Spirit-Seer Devil] (Omitted)

"As expected…"

Her total stats had increased by 13 points.

10 of those clearly came from Soul Devouring.

Even her physical stats had grown slightly.

A random experience pill?

Lynn's expression turned odd.

If he fed Miko a high-tier cursed spirit, wouldn't she instantly level up?

…It probably wasn't that simple.

There had to be a limit somewhere.

That would need testing.

After copying the data, Miko got dressed and checked her stats.

"My stats increased so fast!"

She was surprised.

"And even my physical abilities improved…"

"But I don't remember using any strength?"

She raised her arms, testing them in confusion.

"Probably Spirit Devouring."

Utaha had reached the same conclusion.

Random experience pills!

"What a ridiculous ability…"

She muttered enviously.

But before Miko could celebrate.

RING!

Her phone rang.

"Oh no! I forgot to tell my mom!"

(To be continued.)