In the original story, Velzard was a thorough battle maniac.
Later on, she even allowed herself to be controlled by angels just to fight Guy, unleashing her full power in a battle against him.
Of course, surveillance was indeed her mission.
But compared to the mission, what Velzard desired more was still the pleasure of defeating the strong.
In this world, Guy was the strongest in Velzard's eyes.
So, staying by his side and seeking ways to defeat him had become the meaning of Velzard's life.
Damien knew this.
So...
You want the strong?
Then he'll give you the strong!
Damien would shatter the filter Velzard held for Guy with absolute power.
Then tell her that the strongest wasn't in her past, but right before her eyes!
"This level of magicules..."
"So, so terrifying."
The True Dragon, renowned for their magicule quantity and known as natural disasters, were shocked by someone else's magicules.
Who would believe such a thing if said aloud?
Yet, the fact was right in front of Shizue Izawa.
As Damien's familiar, Shizu only felt that Damien's magicules were terrifying beyond measure, but she wasn't intimidated and could still think normally.
Otherwise, with her strength...
Facing nearly 250 million magicules, she wouldn't even have time to react before being crushed outright!
"You brat..."
Velzard acknowledged that Damien was strong.
But that wasn't a reason for him to look down on everyone!
"You don't think that sheer volume of magicules represents everything, do you?"
If battles between monsters were decided by who had more magicules, then why bother fighting?
Just compare them directly, and be done with it.
Look at Veldora... his magicule quantity was even above Velzard's.
But this guy had been beaten by her from childhood to adulthood.
Hm, Veldora was indeed a bit embarrassing.
He clearly possessed over 80 million magicules, and in terms of magicule quality, he was only half a step away from reaching the 100 million mark of the divine realm.
Yet, he was forcibly defeated by the Masked Chosen hero who only wielded a Unique Skill.
That was a Unique Skill, not an Ultimate Skill!
For a True Dragon to be beaten by a Unique Skill... it was no wonder Velzard despised him so much.
You see, the bottleneck for Unique Skills is 1 million magicules, the Demon Lord realm.
Above that is the 10 million threshold of the calamity realm, and beyond 100 million is the divine realm.
These three realms, even without skills, could crush weaker existences merely with the quality of their magicules.
Just like Damien now.
When he erupted with 250 million magicules, the aura of the divine realm was unmistakable.
Veldora and Velzard, who hadn't reached this realm, already knew the numerical gap between them.
"You're right; magicules don't represent everything."
"But did I ever say that was all I had?"
Damien maintained the pressure of his magicules and slowly raised his hand: "Next, I'll show you the gap between us."
"Then, you can compare and see."
"Between me and Guy, who defeated you... who poses a greater threat to this world?!"
"..."
Velzard understood Damien's meaning.
If Damien was stronger than Guy, then she had no reason to monitor Guy anymore.
She might as well stay by Damien's side to prevent him from destroying the world.
Moreover...
If Damien could demonstrate power that suppressed Guy, Velzard could be completely freed from her mission.
Because even if Guy truly betrayed his oath and intended harm to the world...
Damien would be there to subjugate him.
"As expected of Veldanava's successor!"
"That boldness..."
"I acknowledge you!"
"Hmph."
The corners of Velzard's mouth curled up slightly, clearly quite satisfied with Damien's fearlessness and dominance.
At least compared to the fool that was Veldora, Damien better fit Velzard's image of Veldanava's successor.
"Then come on."
With things said to this point, Velzard found no reason to refuse: "As long as you can defeat me and Veldora, I'll acknowledge that you have the power to rival Guy."
"Just acknowledgment?"
"Save the big talk for after you've beaten me!"
"Heh, as expected of True Dragon..."
Damien slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his heterochromatic pupils had transformed into majestic and sacred dragon eyes: "Unless I beat you into submission, you won't obediently listen."
"You damn brat!!"
Damien's words immediately infuriated Velzard.
A mere twenty-something kid daring to speak to his elder sister like that.
Velzard swore she'd show Damien some color!
"Crack!"
"Crackle~~"
"Crack crack crack..."
And just as Velzard was about to make her move, the surrounding space emitted crisp shattering sounds.
"Bang!!"
Before Velzard could react...
Including her, Veldora, Shizue Izawa, and Rimuru from Damien's sleeve... everyone was swept into a spatiotemporal turbulence.
"This is?!"
Shizu only felt her vision blur.
By the time she reacted, what entered her sight was an endless starry universe.
Massive planets, nebulae stretching countless light-years, twisted black holes that seemed capable of devouring all things.
All sorts of astronomical phenomena flashed before Shizu's eyes in an instant.
Finally, the scene froze on a barren gray-white land.
This was a planet without an atmosphere.
It was very similar to the moon in Damien's knowledge, but countless times larger... almost comparable to the sun.
"Let this be our battlefield."
Damien calmly raised his hand and casually tossed Rimuru from his sleeve to Shizu, who was watching from afar: "Shizu, take care of Rimuru for me!"
"Lord Damien!"
Flustered, Shizu caught Rimuru in her arms and looked at Damien with worry.
"No need to worry..."
Damien gave Shizu a dashing back view: "I'll win!"
"Here!"
Velzard floated in the void, overlooking the gray-white land below, her expression unprecedentedly solemn.
"Time and space magic?"
Velzard scanned her surroundings, then cast her gaze toward the even more distant starry sky.
Then, she confirmed something.
"These... they're all real!"
In that moment, Velzard thought of a possibility: "This is a world... a complete universe!"
"Did he transfer us out?"
"The rules here are different from the Cardinal World."
Veldora hovered beside Velzard, also analyzing the situation: "Could it be another world?"
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