DxD: Building A Demon Clan From Scratch.

Chapter 72: Reincarnation

Eh?

When Lynn placed his hand on her head and gently patted it, she was taken aback.

People she'd met before either hit or scolded them, and their actions were always rough.

But this…

So gentle.

It was the first time.

She had met a good person!

She was absolutely sure.

Lynn had no idea that with just a small gesture, this little girl had already given him the "good guy" card.

Thirteen cursed children…

Lynn's eyes flickered slightly.

None of them matched any characters from the original story.

Then he looked at the system panel.

The [Evil Piece] skill flickered subtly.

As expected.

Just like he had judged.

The cursed children were all potential peerage members.

Even if their names and faces hadn't appeared in the original storyline, the special genes in their bodies set them apart from ordinary people.

Lynn felt a sense of relief being able to reincarnate into a devil family.

Otherwise, if he wanted to save all 653 cursed children, he'd have to come up with another plan.

There were plenty of powerful people in the main world, some capable of eliminating the cursed virus entirely.

For example, the angel factions.

But Lynn couldn't come into contact with them.

More importantly.

It was best not to let outsiders know about his ability to traverse worlds.

So, he wasn't in a rush to reincarnate them into his Peerage just yet.

First things first.

Let them eat their fill.

"Shizuka, I'll leave these children in your care for now."

Shizuka, who had just been squatting down and petting a little girl, stood up immediately.

She puffed out her chest, showing a confident expression, and said with assurance, "Just leave it to me!"

Lynn hesitated for a moment—this should be fine.

After all, among his Peerage, there really wasn't anyone more suitable for taking care of kids than Shizuka.

Shizuka squatted down again, pulled out a can of milk from her stash, and handed it to the cursed child in front of her, her face full of anticipation. "Wanna drink?"

Lynn: "…"

Maybe it'd be better to find someone more reliable…

He had Shizuka lead the cursed children to take a bath and change into clean clothes.

Then, they were seated around a long dining table, waiting for dinner.

The cursed children looked confused.

Looking down at the clean clothes they wore, they seemed a little lost.

Were they really allowed to wear such nice clothes?

"Master, dinner's ready."

Mahiru came out of the kitchen, wearing an apron and carrying steaming bowls of noodle soup.

Once all the dishes were set down in front of the children.

Lynn clapped his hands. "Alright, dig in."

Hearing his words, the cursed children exchanged glances.

One of them finally mustered the courage to speak, her voice trembling. "Is this really for us?"

Weren't they supposed to eat rotting vegetables and stinky leftovers?

Was this… the legendary last supper?

"Don't worry. Eat as much as you want."

Lynn gently patted her head.

She swallowed nervously.

Then, cautiously took a bite.

As soon as the hot soup entered her mouth, her taste buds were overwhelmed with rich, delicious flavor.

She froze.

Her eyes welled up.

Never, she had never eaten anything so delicious in her life.

After snapping out of it, she buried her face into the bowl, scarfing it down like she wouldn't care even if she were executed right after.

Seeing this, the other cursed children followed suit.

Before long.

A strange sight appeared inside the shelter.

The cursed children devoured their food hungrily, even as tears streamed down their faces.

Shiina Mahiru pursed her lips when she saw this, her heart tightening slightly.

It was just a simple meal, yet they were treating it like a feast.

After finishing, the cursed children sat blankly in their chairs, overwhelmed by a surreal sense of happiness.

They stared at Mahiru's gentle expression and couldn't help but ask, "Shiina-sama… are you an angel?"

Mahiru was caught off guard, then smiled softly. "No. I'm a devil."

"Huh?"

The cursed children all gasped, then asked in confusion, "Shiina-sama… you're the same as us?"

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"Because everyone calls us devils… monsters…"

Mahiru's gaze grew complicated. She forced a smile and replied, "That's just because they're afraid of you."

She paused, then added, "How about it, do you want to become devils like me?"

A devil as gentle as Shiina-sama?

"If you become a devil, we'll all be family."

Mahiru didn't bring up any of Lynn's harem-style lines.

Little girls should be handled gently, right?

"Family!"

The cursed children's eyes lit up.

"I want to! I want to be family with Shiina-sama!"

"Me too! Me too!"

They yearned for a family.

If they had one, maybe they wouldn't have to scavenge in dangerous places anymore…

Mahiru turned toward Lynn.

Lynn smiled and took out the Evil Pieces he had prepared earlier.

"Alright then—let's begin the reincarnation ceremony."

…

Noda Mariko

Low-Class Devil

Race: Devil

Master: Lynn Valefor

Strength: i0

Agility: i0

Durability: i0

Magic: i0

Inherent Skill:

[Mole-type Gastrea Factor] 

Earth Perception

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Nishida Tsubomi

Low-Class Devil

Race: Devil

Master: Lynn Valefor

Strength: i0

Agility: i0

Durability: i0

Magic: i0

Inherent Skill:

[Hedgehog-type Gastrea Factor]

Existence Dilution

The cursed children sat in a row, upper bodies bare, feeling nervous for reasons they couldn't explain.

Lynn carried out the reincarnation rituals for them one by one.

Unsurprisingly, they were all ordinary devils.

Which made sense, special devils were rare.

However, because they were infected with the gastrula virus, each of them awakened a unique skill.

This was within Lynn's expectations.

As he listened to the system notifications ringing nonstop:

[You've obtained the skill: ...…]

[Your strength has slightly increased!]

[Ding! Your skill Evil Piece has slightly changed!]

After reincarnating all of them into his Peerage, Lynn took a moment to sense the changes.

Hmm… His strength had increased slightly, but not enough for a qualitative leap.

Still a long way to go!

Just thinking about how many cursed children he still had to reincarnate one by one gave him a headache.

And…

If he ended up with millions of them …

If he had to bless them all every time, wouldn't he be working endlessly?

He opened the [Evil Piece] panel to check the changes.

It was still the starry sky layout.

Although he'd gathered many followers.

Only seven chess pieces could orbit him.

"Only special devils qualify?"

He looked into the distance.

It seemed a dozen Evil Pieces stood silently like grains of sand, floating in a space both near and far.

In another direction, only two chess pieces appeared, looking quite lonely.

Those were probably Rei and Saya.

Lynn focused, and the two pieces floated into his hand.

[Miyamoto Rei], [Takagi Saya].

As expected.

He clicked on Rei's chess piece.

The Blessing details immediately appeared.

So it's possible to check their Blessing information directly from here?

(To be continued.)