Lucien sat cross-legged on the carpet, tails neatly wrapped behind him like fluffy royal capes.
"System," he whispered. "Status panel."
A translucent blue screen appeared before his eyes.
System Panel
Host: Lucien Aurelius Lionhardt
Age: 7
Titles:
Heir to the Lionhardt Brother of the Boy Who Lived Lady Killer
Lucien coughed.
"…That last one is unnecessary."
Bloodline:
Apex Bloodline: Nine-Tailed Sovereign
Tails: 3
Magic Power: High-Class Wizard
(Beginner → Intermediate → High Class → Aurora → Elite Aurora → Mage → Grandmage → Demi-God → God)
Talents:
Perfect Mind Illusion Affinity
Skills:
Foxfire Manipulation — Beginner Mana Control — Beginner
Lucien nodded thoughtfully.
"For a seven-year-old… this is pretty broken already."
The Tail Incident (Again)
As Lucien dismissed the panel, his eyes wandered to Yasaka, standing near the window.
Her golden tails swayed gently.
Without thinking, Lucien reached out—and gently touched one.
It was soft.
Warm.
Exactly like his own.
Yasaka froze.
Her entire body stiffened, ears twitching as her face turned red instantly.
"…M-Master…" she said softly.
Lucien blinked.
"…Oh. Same sensitivity."
He quickly pulled his hand back. "Sorry."
Yasaka shook her head quickly. "I don't dislike it."
That only made things worse.
Lucien cleared his throat. "Yasaka. It's better if you hide your tails when outside. The world isn't ready for fox gods."
Yasaka smiled warmly and nodded.
"…Thank you for looking after me."
One Month of Growth
The next month passed quickly.
Lucien trained every single day.
Nine-Tailed Bloodline control with Yasaka Magic theory and spell casting with Grayfia and Sylpha Combat awareness and battlefield presence with Velgrynd
He noticed something quickly.
He learned fast.
Too fast.
Magic came naturally to him—fire, illusion, wind, even spatial concepts felt intuitive.
His foxfire grew denser.
His mana control smoother.
When not training, Lucien worked alongside Gamma and Yasaka, managing the Lionhardt assets.
Venelana and Claire were busy with college, but they returned once every week, checking on Lucien… and aggressively brushing his tails.
Lucien had stopped resisting.
The Birth of a Muggle Empire
One evening, Lucien gathered everyone.
"We need a muggle-facing corporation," he said calmly.
"A shell?" Gamma asked.
"A foundation," Lucien corrected. "The wizard world will fall into chaos. The muggle world must remain untouched."
He laid out the structure.
Lionhardt Group
Lionhardt Holdings — Shares and investments Lionhardt Cargo Lines Ltd — Global shipping & logistics Lionhardt Energy Ltd — Oil and resource extraction Lionhardt Shipyards — Fleet construction & maintenance
Roles were assigned instantly:
Gamma — CEO Yasaka — COO
Everyone nodded without question.
The Lionhardt empire had officially entered the modern world.
The First Monthly Discount
That night, the system chimed.
[System Notice: Monthly Discount Available]
Lucien opened the interface.
And froze.
Discount Store (1 → 10,000)
$1 → Ope Ope no Mi $1,000 → Cosmetic Patents ×2 $10,000 → Kyōka Suigetsu (Zanpakutō)
Lucien stared.
Then blinked.
"…This system is insane."
He checked the market values.
Ope Ope no Mi: 100 million dollars Kyōka Suigetsu: 10 billion dollars
Lucien didn't hesitate.
"I'll take all of them."
New Subsidiary Unlocked
From the cosmetic patents, Lucien immediately ordered:
Lionhardt Cosmetics
"Gamma," he said calmly, "release them worldwide."
Gamma smiled. "It'll dominate in six months."
Power Beyond Logic
Lucien bit into the Ope Ope no Mi.
It was… surprisingly sweet.
"…That's illegal," Lucien muttered.
[System Notice: Devil Fruit stabilized. No weaknesses applied.]
Lucien grinned.
Then came Kyōka Suigetsu.
As he bonded with it, a presence entered his mind.
Smooth. Absolute. Inescapable.
Perfect Illusion. Absolute Control.
Lucien exhaled slowly.
"…Now that's dangerous."
That night, Lucien lay on his bed, tails gently swaying.
Seven years until Voldemort's fall.
This time—
The world would not burn.