Chapter 30: Tyrant

~Third POV~

Tatsumi and Beatrice are both on top of the White Whale as he has thrown off the body of Lye to the sea never to be seen again.

The Three Demon Beast Hakugei or known as the White Whale is a ginormous white whale-like beast capable of flight.

The Hakugei an enormous Demon beast estimated to be around fifty meters long if not larger its snow-white skin was as hard as stone and was covered in tiny hairs that scattered magical energy from incoming attacks, dulling their force.

Like all Demon Beasts, the Hakugei had a large curved horn protruding from its forehead it had a glowing pinkish wheel-like sigil on its back that allowed it to fly, and its usually yellow eyes turned into red filled with rage when it felt threatened.

Currently, the White Whale is free from the control of the Lye control now heading towards the direction of the beach near the Kingdom of Luginca intending to finally feast.

Tatsumi seeing this happening knew he couldn't let the White Whale go off on its own seeing that he can't let the beast go off on its own.

Tatsumi and Beatrice both flown up to the air seeing that the White Whale started to release mist from its glands surrounding its body.

Knowing the danger from it the mist Beatrice looks a bit warier of it but Tatsumi saw this as a golden opportunity to test out and awaken the [Tyrant] hidden abilities.

Tatsumi thinks to himself in a determined tone seeing his golden ticket to evolving, 'This mist… I have to take the chance to evolve my Incursio well here goes nothing.'

With that in his thoughts, Tatsumi rushed into the mist to evolve his [Tyrant] by forcing himself into a dangerous situation!

Beatrice surprised at Tatsumi heading straight for the mist and was soon inflicted with a heavy concentration of [Mist of Contamination] and tried to punch it full power with his [Aura] all placed into one attack once he put his blade into his subspace.

"Boom!"

The attack didn't even make the White Whale flinch more annoyed by the fact that someone harmed it that it used its mist on Tatsumi to simply get rid of him.

The [Mist of Contamination] could also cause an effect similar to mana poisoning, and affect the minds of its victims, making them suffer pain within their mind that was a similar sensation to hearing nails on a chalkboard.

That what was Tatsumi was experiencing at that moment forced into a dangerous situation of his free will he endured the pain and so did the [Tyrant] inside the armor felt it.

As Tatsumi was feeling the pain he subjected to freely he thought to himself in complete rage and determination enough for Incursio to evolve, 'Damn it! I won't die here I will live my life to the fullest I will be strong to protect myself and others! I… WON'T BE WEAK ANYMORE!!!'

Those thoughts and emotions of wanting to become stronger and overcome challenges were enough for Incuriso to unlock its lost abilities that once made him the greatest threat to the Empire time.

[Unlimited Adaptation] and [Evolutionary Adaptation].

But as Tatsumi felt the [Tyrant] responds to his will he smiles at this as he activates the [Authority of Wrath: Wrath] to make his senses of his emotions the same as Incursio as he amps the emotion to the max.

By increasing the emotional state of his feelings Tatsumi cheated his way to evolve all the way from its standard capabilities, it continued to evolve as the result of battles against several opponents, gaining new forms and abilities as time goes on.

By using this method Tatsumi could potentially unlock the true [Unlimited Adaptation] and [Evolutionary Adaptation] by manipulating his emotions to the fullest with the [Tyrant] and himself.

Soon enough the original armor that Tatsumi was wearing now was now in this 1st evolved form, the armor was more segmented, had a more savage, reptilian-based shape with claws on the gauntlets and feet, as well as a secondary pair of eyes on the helmet with this evolution, Tatsumi's speed, and strength was even greater.

Tatsumi seeing his new form smirks at this as he thinks to himself in a proud tone, 'This form is from the manga the 1stEvolved Form and the mist… I no longer feel that much as before no… rather I feel myself getting more empowered!'

Beatrice seeing this happening saw the transformation in a state of shock seeing the armor evolved than expected but seeing that the [Mist of Contamination] turned into mana and forcibly sucked inside the armor wasn't what she expected.

When Tatsumi had evolved into his new form he adapted to the changes of the current environment mist harming him and thus his body started to produce a defense mechanism of the black mist of the [Yami Yami no Mi] as it was absorbing not only the mist but the mana itself.

But seeing this Tatsumi once tries again to punch the White Whale testing his new strength full force with [Aura] and the [Authority of Sloth: Unseen Hand] that now had a more draconic hand matching Tatsumi armor.

"Boom!"

"Roar!"

This time however was when the White Whale felt the pain coming off from Tatsumi's new power and strength, but it retaliated this time with something that the Whale thought would kill Tatsumi for good.

The second mist from the White Whale [Mist of Elimination], was capable of erasing victims along with any memories the surroundings had of them.

As it soon started to come over towards Tatsumi he was worried about the attack but…

His evolution wasn't over yet…

Tatsumi bracing himself continue on the attack as Beatrice attacks the Demon Beast with her usage of [El Minya] targeting it with all she could.

As Tatsumi kept on the attack of the White Whale as the [Mist of Elimination] was now covering him his body soon started to disappear but his emotions and will didn't waver as the [Authority of Wrath: Wrath] only amplify his emotions with [Tyrant]!

When the [Mist of Elimination] tried to erase Tatsumi he refused to go out as his emotional state only increased to evolve against it with his thoughts of determination, 'I won't lose to this stupid White Whale I refuse! How could a flying fish lose to the [Tyrant] it's the apex predator here not this fish…'

As the mist was about to finally erase Tatsumi that was when the power of the armor [Unlimited Adaptation] and [Evolutionary Adaptation] kicked in now prepared a defense mechanism against the mist!

Soon enough the mist that was now erasing Tatsumi couldn't touch him anymore.

Tatsumi once again evolved under the extreme circumstance of being erased.

Unaware of this Tatsumi [Unlimited Adaptation] and [Evolutionary Adaptation] began to repel the surrounding mana in the air unless he chooses to enter thus officially made Tatsumi immune to any mana-related attacks as his 1st evolved from began to change.

But it was that small chance that the [Tyrant] tried to take control of Tatsumi but unfortunately for it the Witch of Greed Echidna managed to transport the soul of the Tyrant into her domain with the other witches.

Especially the Witch of Gluttony since she never tasted dragon meat from another world.

Tatsumi's appearance inside the armor changed once more with armor scales covered his entire body and his sclera became black his mouth became dragon-like, possessing sharp and jagged teeth and wings, Tatsumi no longer looked human but reached the pinnacle of his strength the 2nd evolved form.

However, before Tatsumi could celebrate with his new form he got quickly informed of Echidna in an urgent tone of emergency, 'Tatsumi! When you transformed into your new form the [Tyrant] took its chance to try to control you but I managed to bring his soul to my domain already dealing with it!'

Tatsumi surprised by this quickly asked Echidna in a surprised voice, 'Wait really! Thanks, Echidna I really owe you one now thanks! You can ask Daphne to eat the soul if she wants, I really don't need something like him coming back.'

Hearing a chuckle from Echidna she replies to Tatsumi in his head as he can hear the sounds of something being eaten, 'He he he he… oh you have no worried now it seems like Daphne is enjoying something to eat after a long while but you have other matters to deal with yes?'

Tatsumi no longer needs to respond now punched the White Whale with [Aura] full force again with his unseen hands increased number 30 all hit!

"BOOM!"

"ROARR!!!"

Now this time the White Whale felt pain as where Tatsumi and his unseen hands landed one hot to make a noticeable dent in its surface as it roared in pain!

Tatsumi managed to pull through and began attacking the White Whale using his [Authority of Greed: Stillness of an Object's Time] on his fist as he punched the whale causing it pain in the process!

Each fist that connected with the White Whale now made a whole through its body despite its legend of being its snow-white skin was as hard as stone and was covered in tiny hairs that scattered magical energy from incoming attacks, dulling their force now was destroyed from one human in its eyes.

But as soon as the White Whale saw that what attacked him wasn't a human or any other creature except for one creature that even it knows not to face off against…

Dragons.

The White Whale tried to separate itself into clones to avoid and run away from its death but Tatsumi using his [Dark Speed] to the max destroyed the White Whale body that can be seen throughout the people watching that one of the Three Demon Beast Hakugei was dying.

In the eyes of the people knowing that a Three Demon Beast Hakugei one of the strongest of the three was now being destroyed by chunks of its flesh being destroyed at fast speeds of shockwaves that can be felt throughout the Great Waterfall all the way to the Kingdom of Luginca.

In the original story, the White Whale was supposed to be defeated by the combined efforts of Crusch Camp, Anastasia Camp, and Subaru destroy it but now…

A new rumor was going to be heard throughout the Kingdoms that some being can destroy and kill the Sin Archbishops and Three Demon Beasts with ease is going to rise.

Once rumors spread all the groups would want to add this person to their camps since a person that can single handily defeat the greatest threats in the Re: Zero world would ensure a good chance to win the Royal Selection.

As Tatsumi was done killing the Great Whale and grabs its horn to safe keep his battle against it in his [Dark Space] as evidence and materials for later he goes over to Beatrice who looks at Tatsumi in his second form as she asks in concern, "Tatsumi that new form of yours… is that the true power of the [Tyrant] in your world I suppose?"

Tatsumi looking at her he tries to revert back to normal only to find he can't as he sighs at this current predicament, "Sigh… yes but its become more powerful than ever Beatrice but I'm afraid I can't change back into my human form anymore although I was expecting this to happen I really hope it wasn't the case?"

Beatrice looking confused about what Tatsumi meant he replies to her in a informative tone to her, "What I mean is that once I fused with the [Tyrant] powers I'm permeant stuck like this for now I guess getting the [Authority of Lust: Variation and Change] is the only solution for me to return to normal again."

Beatrice nods at this to Tatsumi now understanding his current predicament now he needs to wait for the next few days for Capella to follow the destination point to punish Elsa and Meili for failing their mission.

With that the both of them left to the group original location waiting to finally get Capella in the Elior Forest and complete the set of powers he needs while also targeting down any Witch Cultist in that time in hiding.

But as the both of them went Tatsumi wonders who should he add to the Group Chat now that he changed the course of Re: Zero by a lot since taking care of the Sin Archbishops.

Reinhard, Echidna, Beatrice, Emilia, Puck, Rem, or Geuse.