“It's okay, we don't have anything particularly urgent on our side anyway.”
The red-haired girl, the one who had captured Xia Yan's heart at first sight, the world's leading heroine, Rias Gremory, from the Grand Duke of Demons family.
Upon seeing Mukai Yuto enter, she showed no sign of reproach, but instead smiled gracefully.
“However, this is rare. Yuto has always been the most punctual among us, why is he the last one to arrive today?”
The long-haired black-haired girl, with gentle eyes and a smile, exuded an aura of "Yamato Nadeshiko", making one inevitably imagine her as a perfect wife in the future.
This girl's name is Kiba Juune, Rias' childhood friend, who has grown up with her and is also one of the heroines.
“Did something good happen to Yuto-senpai today?”
The silver-haired girl stared at Mukai Yuto expressionlessly for a moment, then, as if noticing something amiss, immediately asked.
Her name is Tachi Koneko, her true form is a Nekomata, a cat demon, with an extremely sensitive animal sense of smell, naturally, she was the first to notice something special about Mukai Yuto today.
“It seems Yuto is in a good mood today.”
After hearing Tachi Koneko’s words, Rias also looked at Mukai Yuto again, and it was easy to tell that his smile was very obvious today.
“Uh...”
Mukai Yuto chuckled dryly and said, "Is it that obvious?"
“It's quite easy to see.”
Kiba Juune smiled and asked, “Yuto, what good thing happened before you came here?”
“Actually, it's not that big of a deal.”
Mukai Yuto explained with a smile, “I met a transfer student, so I showed him around our school, and we got along really well.”
“Transfer student?”
Rias was slightly puzzled.
“Yeah.”
Mukai Yuto suddenly took a strange look at Rias, but ultimately didn't mention that the transfer student actually came to pursue her.
This kind of thing, when school starts, I’m sure everyone will figure it out.
“A transfer student from China. He is still processing his transfer, and he wanted to familiarize himself with the environment during the holidays, but he was stopped at the gate, so I acted as a guide.”
Mukai Yuto briefly explained what happened earlier.
“Ara, it seems like this transfer student is really good, to be recognized by Yuto.”
Kiba Juune said with a smile, “If I have the opportunity, I would love to meet him.”
Mukai Yuto is very popular with the girls in Kuoh Academy, and at the same time, he is also the enemy of the boys.
Although he is very popular, besides the few of them, he actually doesn't have many friends.
Now hearing that Mukai Yuto had met a male student, and that they were getting along well and had become friends, the group was also relieved.
“Alright, let’s stop gossiping.”
Rias clapped her hands and said, “Now, let’s report on your demon business during the summer break.”
...
After leaving Kuoh Academy, Xia Yan quickly returned to his hotel room and locked all the doors and windows to ensure that no one would disturb him.
“System, use intermediate magic.”
Xia Yan mentally commanded.
The next moment, Xia Yan suddenly felt a surge of powerful energy within his body.
This power was initially quite violent, like gas within his body, constantly expanding, traveling throughout his body, as if wanting to burst out of his skin, finding an outlet to rush out into the world.
However, after a moment, this violent power began to calm down, and the sense of expansion within his body rapidly subsided.
Xia Yan could clearly feel the extra power in his body, merging with his own flesh.
Just like the Phoenix Fire, it felt like his own limbs, easily controlled with his mind.
Whoosh——!
A soft sound suddenly rang out, and a bright flame rose in Xia Yan's palm.
“It's a good feeling. Sure enough, after obtaining intermediate magic, I don't feel the obvious consumption like before.”
Xia Yan effortlessly held the flame in his hand, without any discomfort or noticeable fatigue.
Xia Yan felt that even if he kept this flame going, it would be no problem for a whole day and night.
“Furthermore, it seems like my physical fitness has also improved significantly.”
Because the improvement was so obvious, Xia Yan could easily detect it.
The simplest and most straightforward way is that Xia Yan clearly felt that his strength had increased, and he no longer felt any fatigue.
“Is this the magic's feedback?”
Xia Yan quickly figured out the key point.
Magic.
In essence, it is the power derived from the conversion of basic vitality.
The stronger a person is, the more magic they can produce.
Just like in anime, when Issei Hyoudou was reincarnated as a devil, most of the training he did was to improve his physical fitness.
But, at the same time, magic can also be converted into vitality.
The two are inherently interconvertible.
Xia Yan suddenly had the magic of a mid-level devil.
This external magic was partially converted into Xia Yan's own magic, while the rest was used to enhance Xia Yan's physical fitness.
It’s easy to understand.
Compare the human body to a container, and magic is the boiling water poured into the container.
If the container is just a simple plastic bottle, pouring boiling water into it could cause it to deform.
But, if you replace the plastic bottle with a ceramic bottle, you don't have to worry about this problem.
Xia Yan's physical fitness could not withstand the magic of a mid-level devil at once.
However, using this portion of magic to enhance his physical fitness allowed the remaining portion of magic to be easily accommodated.
“Now, even if I face a mid-level devil, I shouldn't have to be afraid.”
Xia Yan felt his power, and he was excited.
The power of the Phoenix Fire is incredibly powerful against lower-level opponents.
This can be seen from the original plot.
Even if your attack power is not as strong as the opponent, by utilizing self-healing and flame transformation, you can completely wear down the opponent and kill them.