"Power es in respoo a need, not a desire."

  — Goku, Dragon Ball Z

  ~ Very long Chapters After Ch +60!

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  Roy observed the girls' diligent kendo practibsp;

  He'd shared some teiques, surprised by their natural aptitude.

  He even sidered adding them to his peerage.

  However, after some thought, he decided to wait. Choosing servants was a serious matter. Evil Pieces were a finite resource.

  They were based on chess pieces. A Rating Game peerage sisted of one King, one Queen, two Rooks, two Knights, two Bishops, a Pawns, sixteen in total.

  The current Maou's distributed fifteen of these, excluding the King.

  The King piece, capable of drastically enhang its user's power, was sidered too dangerous feneral distribution.

  Only Ajuka Beelzebub, the creator of the Evil Pieces system, could bestow it. Choosing servants required careful sideration.

  Roy often daydreamed about unlimited Evil Pieces. It would solve so many problems. But it was just a fantasy.

  "Good m, everyone!" he greeted the girls with a smile.

  Csses dragged on. Roy even dozed off. Finally, the bell rang, signaling the end of another mind-numbing school day. Club activities.

  He joihe Kendo Club members from his css at the dojo. Leaving them to their own practice, Roy retreated to his private training room.

  Even without Grayfia's watchful eye, he wouldn't sck off. He had a daily quota to meet.

  "y-housand, nine hundred y-seven… y-eight… y-nine… one huhousand!"

  He pleted his swings, arms trembling. Was this his limit? He stared at his shaking hands, a wave of frustration washing over him.

  The plot was about to begin. Fallen Angels, Riser Phehe White Dragon Emperor, powerful adversaries awaited.

  What could he do with his current, meager strength? The thought was uling. Was this the peak of his potential?

  Ding! The Stro Devil King System has been activated. Access funs to learn more.

  Roy froze. A voice echoed in his mind. Then, a surge of etion.

  He was ner to the cept of "systems." Since his arrival, he'd secretly longed for a cheat, a golden finger. Sixteen years had passed with no such lubsp;

  He'd almost given up hope. But now… it had finally arrived. Perhaps golden fingers were just fashionably te.

  He closed his eyes, fog on the system interface. It didn't offer instant power, but something potentially eveer: Evil Pieces. System-granted pieces were mutated, signifitly strohan standard ones.

  And, crucially, they were Unlimited. He could create a peerage of any size. His fantasy of infinite pieces had bee reality.

  Moreover, due to an ied King Piece ability, every successful tract would strengthen him, the power boost proportional to the servant's strength. With enough strong servants, his power could grow expoially.

  There was a catch, however. He couldn't tract with someone whose power vastly outstripped his own. As a Low-Css Devil, he was limited to those below Maou-css.

  He mentally reviewed his options. The list was short, especially sidering his preference for female servants.

  Asia Argento, Xenovia, Irina Shidou, Rossweisse, Ravel Phenex… Perhaps the three girls from the Kendo Club? Even trag all of them would probably only elevate him to Maou-css, which wasn't enough. Maybe even Grayfia?

  He shook his head and tinued expl the system's funs. There was another option: world travel. Periodically, the system would present a sele of worlds for him to visit.

  This was it. This was the solution. With access to other worlds, finding powerful servants would be much easier. He eagerly selected the world travel fun.

  Three options materialized before him:

  How to Raise a B Girlfriend - His mind immediately jured images of the main heroines: Eriri, Utaha, and Megumi. They were ordinary humans, g bat prowess. They wouldn't tribute much to his power.

  Highschool of the Dead - A world on the brink of a zombie apocalypse. Saeko Busujima was the standout here. A skilled swordswoman with a refined demeanor, she was also a surprisingly capable homemaker. Her kendo skills were impressive, even by Roy's standards.

  pared to ordinary humans, she rodigy. And then there was her… bloodlust. Roy wasn't repelled by it. In fact, he found it intriguing, a mark of a true warrior.

  Unlike Eriri, who'd likely remain weak even as a Devil, Saeko possessed immeential. He suspected she might even possess Mid-Css Devil strength upon transformation.

  Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - This was a non-starter. Tohru and Kanna were ridiculously powerful, far beyond his current level.

  And they were dragons. The difficulty of f a tract with them was astronomical. Devils weren't ily weak. Their immortality was a testament to their i power.

  But trag dragons like Tohru and Kanna would require, at minimum, Maou-css strength. They were likely Transdent-css beings, and their dragon blood further amplified the difficulty.

  He had one shot.

  He chose Highschool of the Dead.

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