41: Chapter 41

The Four Great Satans had an overwhelming amount of business to handle every day.

Especially Serafall, who was in charge of diplomacy; it was impossible for her to come to the Human World unless something major had happened.

"Little Sona..."

Serafall hesitated for a long time, speaking in a stammer.

She glared fiercely at Luo Yu.

Luo Yu was completely baffled. "Sister might... have to live with Little Sona from now on."

Sona and the others were all stunned.

A prestigious Maou of the Underworld, not staying properly in the Underworld, but moving to the Human World to live?

Sona suddenly thought of something.

She extended her finger and lightly tapped Serafall on the forehead.

Serafall wanted to dodge, but it was already too late.

The chains of the contract appeared instantly.

Compared to when she last saw it, there was a huge change; the patterns had become dense and intricate.

"As expected, the contract has strengthened again," Sona said softly.

With this happening for the second time, it could no longer be explained away with light words like "coincidence" or "accident."

There must be a deeper reason behind it.

The other end of the contract was Luo Yu.

And Luo Yu, as it happened, was the Red Dragon Emperor.

This deep-seated reason was one hundred percent on him.

Sona's gaze was clear, filled with both suspicion and certainty.

The contract on Serafall's forehead had strengthened, and this was a responsibility Luo Yu could not escape.

"Luo Yu, do you have nothing to say?" Sona asked, her tone calm as she stared at him.

Luo Yu coughed twice and spoke with a wry smile. "Let's get this straight, I didn't know about this at the beginning either."

He paused and continued. "When I broke through to the Maou-Class, I discovered a fragment of a holy sword embedded in my body; it was the hilt of the 'First Holy Sword.' I just casually fused it into the Boosted Gear."

"The result, as you can see, was that the contract strengthened for the first time, extending directly from me to Serafall."

Tsubaki Shinra and the others listened, their expressions becoming very subtle.

The way they looked at their master was as if they were looking at a scumbag.

Luo Yu ignored those gazes and continued. "This time, after I severed the shackles on those Dragon Reincarnation, I casually fused the useless 'Dragon Eater' Samael into the Boosted Gear as well."

"The gauntlet jumped from an elite Sacred Gear directly to an Ultimate-Class Sacred Gear on par with the True Longinus."

"The vessel became stronger, so naturally, the contract strengthened along with it."

After the explanation, Sona was silent for a long while.

Serafall was still glaring at Luo Yu, gnashing her teeth, wishing she could swallow him whole.

Now that the contract vessel had become an Ultimate-Class Sacred Gear, she wanted to break the contract? There was absolutely no chance.

After a while, Sona frowned and asked, "My sister's contract has indeed strengthened, but why don't I feel anything on my end?"

Logically, if the contract were strengthened, her side should have been strengthened synchronously as well.

Luo Yu glanced at the contract mark on Sona's forehead. "No matter how strong the contract is, it has a limit. The content is the same; only the binding force has increased, the content hasn't changed."

He continued. "Your side has already reached the maximum reinforcement; it can't be increased further. But your sister's side hasn't reached the ceiling yet."

"Otherwise, you wouldn't have wanted to take the initiative to share the burden and lighten the binding force on her side earlier..."

After hearing this, Sona supported her forehead, her tone filled with exhaustion. "Is there really no way to break the contract on my sister's forehead?"

Luo Yu spread his hands. "At least from my end, there's nothing I can do."

Luo Yu spread his hands, making a helpless expression.

This gesture ignited Serafall's anger again, and she glared at him fiercely.

However, Luo Yu ignored her and instead turned to look in a certain direction, saying: "You've been hiding for so long, are you not going to reveal yourself, Maou?"

Sona was stunned. Serafall was also taken aback—could it be that someone else had followed them?

Just then, a man with an alluring appearance slowly manifested before them.

"Lord Ajuka Beelzebub!" Sona exclaimed.

Butler Izumi and the other devils immediately bowed.

The person who arrived was none other than one of the Four Great Satans, Ajuka Beelzebub. He was the other Super Devil in the Underworld besides Sirzechs Lucifer, proficient in magic circles and programming, and also the creator of the Devil Reincarnation technology.

Tsubaki Shinra and the other two were shocked. They didn't expect that after staying in the Human World for one day, they would actually see two Maous.

"Ajuka Beelzebub, you actually followed me secretly!" Serafall was startled at first, then complained in dissatisfaction.

"You rushed out of the New Maou Castle in a hurry; Sirzechs Lucifer was worried something might happen to you, so he asked me to come and check," Ajuka Beelzebub explained.

Serafall knew this was their good intention, so she didn't say anything more.

"When we last met, you were only at the strength of an Ultimate-Class Devil, but now you've reached the peak of the Maou-Class. It's truly terrifying," Ajuka Beelzebub looked at Luo Yu, his eyes full of amazement.

Such a rate of improvement was something few in the ancient era could achieve.

Especially when the Four Great Emperors went to ambush Hades, the Red Dragon Emperor only had the strength of the mid-Maou-Class. It hadn't even been a month, and he had jumped directly to the peak of the Maou-Class. With such a large span, his aura was not the least bit unstable.

This was the scariest part. However, Ajuka Beelzebub also understood that existences like the Red Dragon Emperor could not be judged by common sense.

Speaking of the last time he saw this Maou, Luo Yu's expression became a bit subtle.

That time, he was stealing the Devil Reincarnation technology. He had indeed been discovered, but he didn't know why this Maou hadn't stepped in to stop him at the time.

"Red Dragon Emperor, is there really no way to break the contract on Serafall?" Ajuka Beelzebub asked, repeating Sona's previous question.

Serafall's contract contained a requirement for three years of cohabitation, and if she disobeyed, she would suffer a backlash. However, as one of the Four Great Satans of the Underworld, she had her own work and could not stay in the Human World for too long.

"If you could destroy the Boosted Gear, perhaps the contract would be broken," Luo Yu said with a smirk.

Red Dragon Emperor, you really know how to joke. Ajuka Beelzebub shook his head lightly, his tone calm.

To break the contract, shattering the [Boosted Gear] was indeed one way. But if they really did that, the Red Dragon Emperor would likely be the first to fight him to the death.

"Wouldn't it be simpler to just kill you, the contractor?" Serafall gritted her teeth, her tone full of displeasure.

Luo Yu wasn't angry; instead, he replied with a smile:

"If I were to actually die, the [Boosted Gear] would fall into the hands of the Heaven System and pick a new host. At that point, the contract might just follow it."

"You had better hope I stay alive; otherwise, your troubles will be even greater."

"You..."

If it weren't for Sona holding her back tightly, Serafall would have rushed up to attack again.

Luo Yu glanced at her and said nothing more.

After hearing that line about the contract transfer, Ajuka Beelzebub understood clearly. The Red Dragon Emperor was just teasing her.

The [Boosted Gear] had long since been modified by him to be completely different. Now that the Heaven System managed by that God was gone, even if this generation's Red Dragon Emperor were to fall, the gauntlet wouldn't necessarily recognize a new master.

Furthermore, how could this generation's Red Dragon Emperor die so easily? It might even be that this was not only the strongest Red Dragon Emperor but also the last one.

As for Serafall's matter, they could only find a compromise. The cohabitation mentioned in the contract didn't mean they had to be glued together twenty-four hours a day.

Last time Luo Yu went to the Underworld to ambush [God of the Underworld] Hades, he was gone for several days. Sona was fine, and the contract didn't backlash.

"Red Dragon Emperor, could we go somewhere else to talk?" Ajuka Beelzebub asked.

He had come today to prevent anything from happening to Serafall. But since he had met the Red Dragon Emperor, he could take this opportunity to clarify some things.

Luo Yu nodded and gave a look to Sona and the others, signaling that it was fine.

A green magic circle suddenly lit up beneath their feet, and the two figures vanished instantly.

The ocean, an endless expanse of sea, blue as it merged with the sky. The sea breeze was salty, and waves crashed onto the beach layer after layer.

The figures of Luo Yu and Ajuka Beelzebub slowly appeared on the shore.

"You even avoided Serafall; Maou, the matter you want to discuss must be significant," Luo Yu said casually, gazing at the horizon where the sea met the sky.

"A private matter, and a question."

"Is the private matter your own affair?"

Ajuka Beelzebub nodded. "That Dragon Reincarnation thing, could you let me see it? You set the terms; as long as I can provide it and do it, it's yours to choose."

"That's quite a bold claim."

Luo Yu was stunned for a moment, secretly clicking his tongue in his heart. This was the promise of a Super Devil; the weight was terrifyingly heavy.

He waved his hand, his tone casual: "Forget about the terms. The Dragon Reincarnation was originally created on the basis of the Devil Reincarnation technology; the fact that I succeeded is thanks to you. Let's just consider it repaying that favor from back then."

Once he finished speaking, Luo Yu directly mobilized his Arcane Magic, packaged the entire set of Dragon Reincarnation technology, and transmitted it into Ajuka Beelzebub's mind.

Ever since he had glimpsed the Origin Gold Pattern, some things had long since ceased to be important to him. For example, the method to sever the shackles of the dragon species. Or, for instance, this Dragon Reincarnation right now.

Ajuka Beelzebub had absolutely no idea about these inner details. Luo Yu being so straightforward actually made him a bit bewildered.

Was the Red Dragon Emperor not afraid that someone would use this technology to devise a killing move against him? Was he truly confident enough to withstand it, or did he have other motives?

He said in a deep voice: "Red Dragon Emperor, I will only study this here and pick out the scraps that are useful for the Devil Reincarnation technology. When I leave here, I will personally erase this memory from my mind." Regardless of what the other party thought, he had to make this clear.

Luo Yu saw through his thoughts and didn't explain much.

He just leaned to the side, letting the sea breeze blow, and waited quietly for Ajuka Beelzebub to close his eyes and finish reviewing the Dragon Reincarnation data in his mind.

An hour passed.

Ajuka Beelzebub opened his eyes abruptly, a flash of shock appearing deep in his eyes.

The Dragon Reincarnation was indeed profound, but to him, it wasn't that he couldn't understand or grasp it—furthermore, one-third of it was very similar to the Devil Reincarnation technology.

What truly shocked him was the level of danger of this thing. The Red Dragon Emperor hadn't done any experiments and had managed to complete the Dragon Reincarnation single-handedly; this was simply having incredible luck while walking on the edge of a cliff.

One had to know that for the Devil Reincarnation technology to succeed, it had cost tens of thousands of lives to stack up. If someone were to honestly follow the steps of the Dragon Reincarnation... just the first step, using the essence blood of a dragon species to initiate the reincarnation, would likely cause a large number of people to die first.

By the second step, seizing the original dragon soul, that was a head-on clash of willpower; not everyone could be like the Red Dragon Emperor, alive and beating the dragon soul into submission and snatching it. This step could force almost everyone to a dead end.

As for the third step, severing the shackles of the dragon species, it actually seemed the easiest now.

Ajuka Beelzebub stared at Luo Yu, his tone complex: "You really are a monster with heaven-defying luck."