DxD: The Lustful Gamer {Chapter 74: Something Unexpected!} (Patreon)

What the hell is going on right now?

'Ddraig… Could you provide a helping hand?'

~On it. I share your dismay at the situation. A scenario like this one shouldn't even be a possibility. Please give me a moment so that I may examine your existing body and see what information I can get from it.~

As I stood in the middle of the wrecked chamber where Rias had attempted to transform me into a demon, I gave a hesitant nod in response to her question. THAT was going to be my strategy from the very beginning.

I would join Rias' peerage because they were involved in all the main events. This would provide me with the chance to improve my strength and increase the size of my harem by gaining access to additional ladies.

Rias was not going to be able to exert any kind of influence over me or force me to do things that I didn't want to do since I had Gamer's Mind.

I was aware that my plans need a significant modification at this time, but I did not know how I was expected to modify those plans because I did not have all of my facts correct.

That, on the other hand, did not signify that this was an entirely negative development. As the first feeling of terror that I had began to experience began to subside as a result of having Gamer's Mind, I became painfully aware of exactly how much my power has improved.

To begin, my "base form" was a great deal more powerful than the augmented form I had been using in the past. I pulled up my status box and immediately glanced through all of the information that it gave. After doing the math on my own, I arrived to the same conclusion that the numbers displayed: as a result of my unexpected change, I was more than twice as powerful as I had been before.

Even while my rational mind told me that despite this enormous rise in strength, I was still a mere ant when compared to people like Sirzerchs, Rizevim, Azazel, Ajuka, and so on, I had the feeling that I could take on the entire world. I felt like I could do it.

~Hm. This is fascinating... and peculiar... but in an enjoyable manner.~

"Don't try to hide the truth from me, Ddraig! I have a right to know what took place." I urged the lizard that had grown to its full size.

Ddraig heaved a sigh just before beginning to elaborate.~Look, buddy. I have no idea what took place or why it occurred. I can only answer the "how" question, and even then it's more of an educated guess than a definite solution.~ I mentally nodded to indicate that I understood, and he used that as his signal to carry on with what he was saying.

~The beginning of the process, as far as I could tell, was when I transformed you into a dragon-human hybrid and you started to generate draconic energy. After that, you had a diminished affinity for the dark, and it started to combine with the draconic energy, but it was unable to establish the necessary equilibrium in the process. The Draconic Energy, Darkness Magic, and Light Magic began to mix, but they were unable to establish a state of equilibrium since you held unequal amounts of each type of magic. At that point, you absorbed the Light Magic of the first black bird that you battled. When you absorbed the Devil Power, which is essentially a subset of Darkness Magic, you brought harmony to the three distinct energies that were inside you, and I believe that it was this that provided the impetus for the transition.~

After giving it a little of thought for a few seconds, I came to the conclusion that that was most likely what had taken place. That made a surprising lot of sense. The first instance that sprang to me was when Naruto Uzumaki entered Tailed Beast Sage Mode by fusing his own chakra with Kurama's Chakra and Nature Chakra. My change, on the other hand, was going to be somewhat more... permanent than his. That was the main difference.

In any case, ideas were already beginning to take shape in my thoughts, and I reasoned that this conclusion, despite the fact that it was unexpected, would perhaps be superior to the one I had first envisioned. Not only did this make me far more powerful than if I had been a typical demon, but it also gave me greater leeway in how I might behave.

And then there's the Peerage system, which I managed to unlock. I had some idea of what it meant since it was so patently evident, but something told me that it was about more than simply affording me the ability to establish my own peerage. It was imperative that I read up on that as soon as I could.

"No…" When I overheard Rias mumbling in fear, I went towards her as she shouted for her Pawn Pieces. I was surprised to see that she was holding them. When she realised that they had changed, a broad smile spread across her face. "I am able to sense my connection to them even now. Their energy signature is comparable to that of Issei, yet they are not associated with him in any way. She was startled when she faced me and turned towards me. "What the heck happened?"

Sona got up, adjusted her spectacles, and then sent an accusatory gaze in my direction. She said it in a harsh tone, but I could see the glitter of determination in her eyes. "I am also very interested on the fact that you absorbed unfiltered Devil Power into you, transformed into... something I have never seen before and then you created black and white Evil Pieces," she said.

After a vigorous scratching on the back of my head, my wings vanished. "I do not fully understand why this occurred, but Ddraig and I have come to the conclusion that your Devil Power mingled with the Draconian Energy and Light Magic that was already present in me, achieving a state of equilibrium, and therefore setting off this metamorphosis. Because of the nature of my abilities, Ddraig believes that I may be classified as a 'Draconic Nephilim.'" Concerning that Evil Pieces business... I eventually fizzled out and gave a shrug. "I have no idea. The most plausible explanation that comes to me is that my transformation took place as a result of my consuming the Devil Power contained in Peerage Pieces; nevertheless, I highly doubt that it will be that easy.*

Sona gave me her whole attention for a few moments before gently nodding her head. "It does make a surprising amount of sense, but we need to investigate this further and we need to find out how you created your own Evil Pieces," she flushed and wiggled as she glanced away from you. "We need to find out how you created your own Evil Pieces," she said.

As she brushed her thighs together, she casually said, "Your new energy signature is intoxicating," and I was able to detect her arousal with a greater degree of ease than in the past.