Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

Dragon War III: Lucifer

"Darling, are you done? You can definitely kill the big lizard yourself, right?"

Bomm.

As Aldest asked, an explosion occurred. The fire also burned everything around him.

But Aldest looks relaxed and still writes in the magic circle he created using twigs.

Boooom!!

A bigger explosion happened. This time there was a human figure that bounced and flew towards Aldest.

That person is Lairo. Lairo landed near Aldest with a bang. His body was smoky and his clothes were tattered camping like bums.

In Lairo's hand, a huge sword that resembled a giant machete was tightly grasped. The sword was Lairo's Magic Arm which had the bernana Joken.

"Don't you erase this magic ritual, you know a small mistake in this ritual can be fatal, honey."

"I-I know, but can you be a little worried about me? I keep fighting Necrodra alone, you know they're not easy opponents?"

Lairo has defeated 8 Necrodra. While Laiko who was with them had defeated 17. This is quite surprising in comparison.

But this is normal. Laiko is a Holy Demonic Class known to have more power than ordinary dragons. Lairo is just an ordinary magician. The results were quite satisfactory.

Lairo's breathing panted heavily from exhaustion and almost ran out of mana. Joken, too, disappeared into a particle because Lairo didn't want to spend mana on unnecessary things.

"Ara." said Aldest with a smile. "I didn't expect you to ask me to worry about fufuu..🎶, but you should know, honey. I worry about you more than you think, but I'm busy, so I can't do much about this."

That is how Aldest is. Lairo could only laugh bitterly.

"Please wait a little while, I'll be able to recover you soon, but we have to prioritize our duties first. You know that, right? In addition, Necrodra is no longer looking for us. I'm glad you're getting stronger, honey."

But when compared to Laiko, I don't know why Lairo feels a little embarrassed.

He's getting stronger, but he doesn't feel that's enough.

"Oh yes, by the way, Kuryuu Academy's student Jinn has defeated 11 Necrodra alone. Isn't that awesome, honey?"

"Eh?"

"Fufu..🎶."

Seriously? The question pops into Lairo's brain because it's hard to believe what he's hearing.

Aldest can tell that because it has instilled a reconnaissance magic in everyone's body without them knowing it. Magic is like a hidden camera.

Aldest's job was actually to be a supervisor. Especially watching over Kuro.

There was another secret assignment, but now he was focused on what he was doing to investigate the events when the Deon family was slaughtered.

"They're stronger than I thought."

"Yes" said Aldest as he continued to write magic letters. "And look at this."

4 thin screens appeared in the air. The four show Kuro fighting Deon with abnormal speed and strength, Jinn slumping to the ground, Laila and Charlmilia in a room full of books with Diana, who is in the middle of the night, and the latter conjures up Knox walking in the palace alone.

"Although it is only first class, but the courage and what they do can be said to be extraordinary. Especially Kuro."

At the same time, Laiko landed near them. In his mouth a Necrodra head was still Laiko biting tightly although it slowly started to disappear.

"After all, he's not human. I think giving up monsters to fight monsters is the right thing to do."

"I know he's so strong, but I don't think you should call him a monster, Aldest. You know in this world there are real monsters. They're called paladins."

"Fufu🎶, well you're right. They're monsters. And now, I'll show you why Kuro can be likened to them."

The impression as Kuro fights turns into a scene when Kuro is in the forest and meets Shadow's shadow.

But that's not what Aldest wants to show.

"White eye?"

Lairo saw Kuro's right eye turn white. That's an unusual one.

"really. These eyes are called Eyes of Orihin. Eyes that can see everything and eyes that can uncover all the secrets that exist in this world."

"........"

That's a surprising fact. Lairo felt like he heard a living legend.

"By the way, this is a secret. So I hope you're not leaking this to anyone. If you do, I'll punish you myself, Darling~~"

Lairo's face turned pale.

Lairo then rose with a pale face.

"If it's a secret, why did you tell me? Do you want me dead?"

"I told you not to die."

"Eh?"

Lairo doesn't understand.

"The biggest reason why I was told to keep an eye on the boy was not because he was a Witch Reaper or because he had a Cursed Blade Art and a white sword, but because he had those eyes."

"........."

Lairo seems to be hearing something extraordinary and secret. And that was not a good thing for an ordinary witch like her.

"Eyes of Origin is the eye that belongs to the legendary Paladin Shiroyasha, and Kuro has been confirmed as his descendant, but so far we do not know what power that eye has. And that's what makes him dangerous and likened to a monster."

Once again the picture changes to Kuro who is still fighting with Deon, but the change happens to Kuro. An incision wound began to appear on Kuro's body and his mouth began to bleed as a sign of Kuro receiving a heavy wound.

But Kuro still fights. At first glance this incident was similar to when Kuro fought against Charlmilia.

"He's getting desperate."

"You're wrong. He's not desperate, but he's gonna lose."

"Wasn't that worse?"

"No, if he really fights."

"What?"

That's a terrible fight, but they haven't really. That's hard to believe.

"Right now the two are still analyzing the strength of their respective opponents. If anyone really uses their power, the balance will soon collapse and that's not a good thing."

Analyze the strength of the opponent before using full force. That is the basis of every fight.

By doing so, it will not do unnecessary things and waste energy, but-

(If he does so in such a great fight, he must make no mistake whatsoever.)

Meanwhile, Aldest again drew a new magic circle not far from the previous magic circle.

"In addition, have you forgotten our purpose this time? We have to get the thing 'them' after first. In other words, Kuro is also stalling for us. If we don't get the thing the enemy's after first, you know what's going on, right?"

".....yeah. What pisses me off is that we can't do anything and can only depend on them. Honestly, I don't think I deserve to be called a Knight."

Being Knight. Being the person who protects the community is the mind and pride of Lairo so far.

But in that case, it was he who felt protected by the 1st grade magic school's students. That made Lairo's pride as a Knight less.

"Don't pout, honey. In this case we can only depend on them. Not only us, the fate of the whole world is now on their shoulders. It's something they shouldn't be responsible for and should be our responsibility as adults."

Aldest looks moody. Although she looks cruel and merciless, Aldest still has a gentle nature like a mother.

"Now we can only do what we can and believe in them. You must realize they're not as weak as they seem even though they're young. What I'm worried about is that our enemy this time is too dangerous."

"What pressure did you mean?"

The two of them also felt an unusual mana pressure. In addition to unusual, which pressure is still felt even though 15 km is arguably abnormal.

A new screen appeared. This time it has a fairly large crater.

But once again the picture changes like a flashback of a movie. The image then shows a black-robed person using dark element magic and destroying everything.

"It's really bad" Aldest said in a worried tone. "We had expected that Shadow would most likely be able to use dark magic, but if he could actually use it, then our enemy would really be a dangerous opponent."

"You said element of darkness? I just heard this?"

Lairo immediately looks panicked because he knows the horror of the dark element.

"See this!"

The image changes to when Shadow combines the eight elements.

"The dark element is only a combination of eight elements. It's actually something that humans can't do, but if you can do it, then you'll become a god."

A smile appeared on Aldest's lips. It was a dangerous and frightening thin smile.

"Now, what would they do to deal with a person of the same strength as the Demon King? Fufufu.🎶.."

Although it was not the time to laugh, Aldest's words were true.

Right now the enemy was most likely already inside the palace to search for the thing they wanted.

That means, sooner or later they will meet with Shadow.

Meanwhile, Kuro is still fighting Deon.

The sound of the sword clashing. Orange light appeared as the two metals clashed against each other. The incredible speed made their fight beyond normal limits.

The necrodra that had become their foothold had already been crushed into chunks of flesh. Their battle continued into a battle in the air using the building as a foothold.

Necrodra also joined in their battle by helping attack Kuro using Dragon Breath, but Kuro beheaded Necrodra in an instant.

Klang!!

Once again the sound of the sword clashed.

The faces of the two were close together and smiled as they enjoyed the fight.

".........."

".........."

They went back to fighting and kept their distance by jumping back. They both landed on the roof of a building that was almost destroyed.

"Ha ha. ha. ha..."

Kuro's breathing panted. The various sword incision wounds also made his clothes full of bloodstains.

Contrary to Kuro, Deon still looked freshly fit and a pitch-black aura still filled his body.

Although Kuro actually landed more attacks, even cutting off Deon's body, Deon's body re-integrated as before. Deon is cheating, but protest is pointless.

Deon is no longer human. Now he looked more like an Undead ruler like the Necrodra he had raised.

"Now I understand why I lost 6 months ago. You're not a human being, apparently."

Deon was a little surprised. If he was still the same as 6 months ago, perhaps he would have long since died at Kuro's hands.

Despite having to borrow and willingly exchange his life for power, but now he still can't defeat Kuro.

How strong is Kuro?

Deon couldn't even guess.

"Didn't that happen to you too? You're no longer human now."

They talked between battles. Ruby still faces one of the Ultimate Necrodra. Other battles were still fought throughout the city.

BOOM UP!

Laser Breath passed between the two and produced quite a powerful explosion near the two of them, but they still looked calm.

"Haha.. Well, at least my mind is still a human mind. I don't want to get out of control before I destroy this shit country."

Kuro narrowed his eyes after hearing that.

".....is that your true purpose? That's why you're even willing to help Liberia and sacrifice your body?"

Kuro's job is to buy time. Talking to Deon is one of those plans at once to dig up information. Although the possibility of getting information is small, but the smallest information can be useful.

"Help Liberia? Don't get me wrong. I don't care about*******dumb* having an idea to raise the Demon King."

"........"

"I'm just using them like they're using me. ..fufu.it's not a big deal for me because they're giving away the power they promised. That's why I seem to have to thank you because if you don't beat me and let me live, maybe I won't be able to destroy this country. Thank you." Thank you."

Deon thanked me from the bottom of his heart.

But for Kuro, that was the biggest reason why he had to kill and stop Deon with his own hands.

Not because he had to take responsibility for letting her live, but because it was a must. And of course because he has to protect the people he cares about.

Vengeances. Everyone deserves revenge. That was what Kuro believed.

That's why, actually he doesn't care about Dragonia will be destroyed or not. That's not the problem.

If referred to as running from responsibility, then it is not right because Kuro is in Dragonia to defeat Deon.

But there was one thing Kuro believed in during his life and until now Kuro still believed in it.

you can't escape fate and punishment.

That's why he won't run, but fight for destiny.

But you can't fight punishment.

But that doesn't mean you can't escape punishment. And the only way to escape punishment is to be a chastiser. The one who punishes.

.....and now is the time to punish Deon.

"I don't need your thanks."

"[Ohh.. King, why don't you take this guy's thanks? Or just saying thank you isn't enough?]"

Suddenly Deon spoke like everyone else.

Thas right. Even though the voice is the same, the one who speaks is a different person. The demon inside Scullia Cristal is now taking over Deon's body. Deon's eyes that turned blood red and different manners were proof.

"[Hmm. I just noticed. Even though you look like the King I know, you're not him. You are too weak. ....but who are you? What's your relationship with King?]"

The king?

It turns out that the Devil called Kuro because he mistook people.

But who was the King that the demon meant?

- Demon King?

"Eitherway. Who knows? Why don't you find out for yourself?"

Deon smiled slightly after hearing Kuro's reply.

"[Not only the face, but the way you speak and your nature are right is the same. I'm really curious about you.]"

Hearing that from the mouth of a man made Kuro feel disgusted.

"[But I know you and King are two different people. He has the power to defeat me easily. But. you.]"

Deon suddenly swung his weapon in the air. That was when a black wind sword pointed towards Kuro at high speed.

Kuro directly attacked using the sword of wind.

Two winds clashed in the air, but Kuro's wind sword lost and vanished. The black wind sword was now pointing again towards Kuro at high speed.

Kuro jumped up to dodge, but the black wind sword turned towards chasing after Kuro.

"Tch!"

There was no choice, Kuro parried with his sword, but Kuro was still defeated and bounced.

Kuro's body fell down due to gravity, which was when about 7 black wind swords precisely pointed at him.

(There is no other option.)

Kuro used Accell Art to evade. He kicked the air then disappeared like teleporting

"[Ho.ay interesting. But that's not enough.]"

Kuro managed to dodge and appeared about 16 meters away from the black wind sword. But he can't relax.

"?!"

Deon arrives behind Kuro and performs a slash.

Kuro attempted to use Accell Art once more, but he knew that if he used it, he would be cut off. Deon's speed was different from before.

Left with no choice, Kuro fended off the attack with his sword, but Kuro shot straight to the ground due to Deon's formidable strength.

Booms.

Kuro's body hit the ground like a meteor violently. Craters were created and dust flew in all directions.

After the dust disappeared, Kuro appeared at the center of the crater with a standing position with the help of his sword. That was a miracle. But the wounds Kuro received were quite large.

Kuro's temple is bleeding. His clothes were almost smashed and torn here. Bruises were also all over Kuro's body the sign of the wound he received was not small.

"[Ha ha ha. I didn't think you were safe. I think I can have fun with you.]"

Deon flew through the air. Black bat-like wings grew on his back. It was a sign that the demons had almost taken Deon's body completely.

Die. That's what awaits Kuro.

Even so, Kuro would not use his full strength.

- He can't do it.

And the devil knows this.

"[So apparently. Sorry for being so bad about you. ..but unfortunately that doesn't change what's going to happen to you. Haha.]"

"Tch..."

"[But fighting with you really reminds me of King. Oh yeah.. How about we do a little game?]"

"Games?"

"[Yeah.the game that King and I used to play. Game villain and hero.]"

"......."

"[And I think you already know the kind of game we play haha.]"

Kuro understands.

"You're the villain who's gonna destroy the world, and I have to stop you. It's a really childish game."

Kuro smiled slightly.

Although it is a game, the fate of the whole world is at stake. The game of death was the one they were playing at the moment.

"[Sweet you're wrong.]"

Kuro had no choice but to be surprised.

"[I am a hero. King as a criminal. Just so you know, I never won from him.]"

Deon closed his eyes and smiled as if he was recalling a beautiful memory.

But the good memories of a demon are definitely not beautiful to humans.

"[...and I guess, you can already guess what criminals do. ]" he continued.

A faint smile appeared on Deon's lips.

It was a sign that he was planning something.

As for Kuro, if what the demon said was true, then the King in question was Shiroyasha. But why is Shiroyasha called King? Could it be that the assumption all along is true that Shiroyasha is.....

"Kh..."

Kuro gritted his teeth.

If so, is his suffering all this time the recompense of Shiroyasha's actions?

"[But in any case, in this situation you can't play the villain. You deserve to be a hero. I right? I've always wanted to play the villain, so I guess this is a good opportunity.ha ha ha.]"

"........"

"[Because of that, I think I'll be serious. And I think you should do it too. With the eyes you have, you can certainly do something as interesting as King.]"

The demon even knew that Kuro also had Eyes of Origin. That's not surprising.

But that means, Kuro doesn't have to hide it anymore.

Kuro takes off his contact lens and finally shows a white eye known as Eyes of Origin. At the same time the world that Kuro saw changed completely.

"[really. You don't have to hide those eyes. The same eyes are owned by King. It seems you really have a relationship with King. Ha ha ha.. I'm really happy.]"

"Hey, this isn't the deal, Lucifer."

Suddenly Deon spoke to himself. That's Deon's real personality.

The true identity of the demon in Skullia Cristal is Lucifer who is known as one of the leaders of the demons. It was no wonder that the power of Skullia Cristal was so great.

According to history, it took 7 paladins to defeat Lucifer before finally sealing him inside the Skullia Cristal.

"The deal is that you give me power so that I can destroy this country with my own hands. I don't have time to play."

"[Haha... Aren't you the one playing? With my strength, you can defeat that boy easily, but all you do is fight a sword like a child. Are you seriously trying to destroy this country?]"

"Of course I'm serious. Don't you know because you're in my body? You also must know my determination and my hatred of this country. As a demon, you even amplified my hatred so that you could take over me sooner. So don't play anymore."

"[I certainly did that. Hatred is the source of our power the demons. Are you sorry you made a deal with me? But you know you're sorry it's too late... Kukuku.]"

"Repent. I have no regrets. ..but I have every reason not to use my full strength against that boy."

"[Oh.right. You should thank him.]"

"But I think this is enough. I will use my full strength even though it means I will lose my life faster. Instead, give all your strength to me!"

"[Are you sure? But okay, it's getting interesting. I am a villain in this game. Haha... I'll give you the strength you need as you ask. I won't even take your soul quickly, but I hope you'll give me some solace so that I don't get bored because if I get a little bored, I'll take your body and soul completely. Remember that!]"

Deon's eyes are back to normal. That means the demon in Deon's body has stopped taking over.

But a black aura increasingly enveloped Deon's body. Not only that, the pressure of which was felt was also many times greater than the previous one.

""[Now can we start this game?]""

Deon's voice was now like two people put together. Lucifer and Deon have now fused completely.

This is the worst.

As evidence of Deon's strength increased, the ground beneath him seemed to receive a heavy pressure and shattered into pieces.

Necrodra, the Dragon Knight, Ultimate Necrodra, Knight Gear, and everyone who sensed the monstrously terrifying mana pressure looked towards Deon and forgot that they were fighting.

The nightmare has just begun.

But-but

"Yeah.."

Kuro smiled slightly then opened his tightly shut eyes. That's when two white eyes are now visible.

Eyes of Origin has risen.

"We'll start the game soon..."

A white aura revolved around Kuro at high speed and shattered the ground like a snake. Although Kuro did not emit mana, the heavy pressure of the great power could be felt.

Kuro's white sword, Lic also emitted a white aura as the sword mark was fused with Kuro's strength.

"But before that, can I ask you one thing?"

""[Alright. I was really surprised. But now I'm sure that you have a relationship with King. What do you want to ask?]""

"Who do you call King?"

For Lucifer this may be a meaningless question, but for Kuro this is a question that is able to answer all the mysteries so far.

In addition, Lucifer's answer will affect his future with Laila.

""[Haha? Well, since there's no need to keep it a secret, I'll tell you. The King I'm talking about is a guy who has Eyes of Origi like you. Her name is Shiroyasha, and why she I call her King, it's because.]""

"......."

""[.he is Harem King.]""

".................................................................................................eh?"

Kuro was really surprised. So surprised he even immediately lost his fighting spirit.

"DON'T KIDDING THE DEVIL FUCKER! DO YOU KNOW YOUR ANSWER AFFECTS MY FUTURE!! NOW TELL ME THE TRUTH OR I'LL BEHEADED, DAMNNNN!"

Kuro shouted with all his might. He was angry that he felt he was being played by Lucifer/Deon.

""[Haha.] From your reaction you don't believe what I say, but""

"......."

With Eyes of Origin, Kuro learns Lucifer/Deon is not lying.

(But what the hell is with this ridiculous reality? I don't accept. )

""[Shiroyasha, he, that jerk always managed to seduce the girl just a few hours before the girl got to her knees completely. Even I, one of the most handsome demons in Makai (Hell) cannot do that. Do you know what we demons feel? I don't think you want to know.]""

Lucifer/Deon looks moody and remembers bad memories.

But that means Shiroyasha is also the same as Kuro. Perhaps this was the best thing Kuro had ever known about Shiroyasha.

Or don't. If Shiroyasha is the Harem King, it means-

(Isn't my ability to get a girl in a few hours the same ability as him? Are you kidding me?)

Kuro begins to think he will become the second Harem King after Shiroyasha.

Kuro immediately felt listless.

""[Hmm... You're the same as King, is it possible that you can also do the same with King? I wonder how many girls have you conquered? You don't mind telling me, do you?]""

From the tone of Lucifer/Deon, he was really interested.

"It's a pity that I only have one lover. And just so you know, I'm gonna propose to her soon, but that's after you kill you."

""[So it seems. You already have a Queen, but I think there are a lot of girls waiting in line to become the second and third Queen. Am I wrong?]""

Lucifer/deon is right. There are a lot of girls who love Kuro right now.

Kuro turned his head in the other direction as if dodging.

""[It seems I'm not wrong. And this also adds to my reason for killing you.]""

"What?"

Lucifer/Deon ignored Kuro and raised his sword upwards. Deon's sword glowed and a magic circle appeared at its end.

Due to Eyes of Origin, Kuro could guess what Lucifer/Deon would do.

"You can't do that."

""[Why is that impossible? This is just a small part of my strength as one of the strongest demons.]""

A black light shot straight into the sky like a firework. After that a magic circle 15 meters in diameter appeared in the Drageass sky. Not just one, the number of magic circles is hundreds.

Then from the magic circle it opened like a door. And from that door appeared a black monster splattered with red coals.

There was a monster shaped like a dragon, but it had two huge fangs. His hands were also chained by the rusty iron like prisoners.

In addition to dragon-shaped monsters, there are monsters shaped like giant bats, winged women with skull faces, golems armed with rustic axes, winged snakes and spitting fire. And many more.

All those monsters descended on Drageass like a rain of monsters.

"Hell Beast's. I didn't expect you to call them into this world."

Hell Beast or known as the monster of hell. Unlike normal monsters, Hell Beast strength was many times that of ordinary monsters.

Besides being strong, the Hell Beast was an undead monster like Necrodra. They cannot be killed in the usual way.

In history, the Hell Beast was a monster that became one of the Demon King troops. This was what caused the Demon King army to be so powerful.

Even so, it did not mean that the Hell Beast had no weaknesses.

Since they were undead monsters like Necrodra, then they had one thing in common. They will die if they lose their head.

""[Don't be surprised. It's still not much.]""

Once again Deon's sword shone. In an instant hundreds of Necrodra suddenly appeared as if moved using teleportation magic.

Kuro immediately glanced at the Dragon Grave mountain. And he didn't find anything.

(So apparently. He moved the Necrodra that was heading this way.)

Kuro glanced back at Deon/Lucifer who was flying over like a boss. With a sickening smile, it made Kuro want to behead him immediately.

"You really know how to enliven this game."

Kuro smiled.

Along with Kuro's smile, Hell Beast, Necrodra and Ultimate Necrodra roared loudly as they were already impatiently destroying whatever was in front of them.

With more than 2000 enemies, Drageass now awaits destruction.

The Dragon Knight, the army of Knight Gear, the king of Dragonia, Draig and everyone started to think that they would lose. Even the look of despair began to appear in their eyes.

Impossible. Now the word is like a great wall blocking their way.

"'[Although you're not the King I know, I think you have a lot in common. I think I'll call you King, too. He is my precious friend after all. And I don't think he'd mind King's name being given to you. Am I wrong?]""

"Why don't I feel good about it."

Kuro sighs.

One of the Hell Beasts attacked Kuro, but Kuro just slowly swung his sword towards the Hell Beast and instantly eliminated it.

Unlike what Kuro has been doing all this time: creating a wind sword, this time all Kuro has done is use pure Ki to destroy his enemy.

The amount of human Ki energy is limited, which is why Kuro cannot use pure Ki to attack in the long run.

That is why, Kuro uses another Ki energy, which is Ki energy that comes from nature.

Yep. Manipulating natural energy. That was Kuro's true strength, but he could only do this as long as he used Eyes of Origin.

Seeing one of the Demon Beasts being destroyed without a trace, Deon/Lucifer smiled happily.

""[I think you deserve to call King. And I think all the preparations are done, so we can start this game,....... King?]""

Meanwhile, Aldest had already finished preparing all the magic rituals. He took a long time because the magic circle he created was over a hundred meters in diameter. In addition to large, the ritual should not have the slightest error or negative effect on the user.

That was why before the magic ritual began, Aldest checked once again with Lairo.

And they just finished it.

But a happy face is not what Lairo is showing. That was because while looking at the screen showing Deon and Kuro's fight, he knew the nightmare had just begun.

"You don't have to worry about him. After all he was a descendant of Shiroyasha, he would definitely do something as interesting as his ancestor."

At the same time, Aldest began a magic ritual that became one of his skills.

A figure of a Grim Reaper appeared carrying a large, sinister scy scythe appeared beside Aldest. The Grim Reaper was not a Death God, but an Aldest Magic Beast form.

This was the reason why Aldest was nicknamed the Demon Witch.

But there was another reason why he was called the Demon Witch. Aldest has two magic that can be said to be quite dangerous if misused. The first magic is to raise the undead. Aldest is like Deon. The second magic is that Aldest is able to manipulate memories. At first glance it looks like Otome's magic, but Aldest's magic isn't just that limited.

"But with that number of monsters, can he win?"

"I don't know. But I felt that the real bad thing had not begun. That's why we better hurry up and do this so we can join them."

"The alder...."

Aldest, who is usually calm, now looks anxious. Lairo realizes this despite Aldest's usual attitude.

"Hall...!"

Hall is the name of the Magic Beast Aldest.

Aldest asks for the scythe that brought things to start the magic ritual. Aldest stuck the scythe to the ground. After that, he closed his eyes.

Meanwhile Hall flew over right at the center of the magic circle.

Lairo and Laiko could only see from afar. In addition, they also had to be vigilant because the enemy could attack and disrupt the magic ritual.

Aldest recites the mantra. His body emitted a purple aura and a purple magic circle appeared under his feet. The magic circle resonated with the magic circle that Aldest made on the ground so that the magic circle also shone.

The hall that was above the center of the magic circle also emitted a purple aura. Suddenly a magic letter circled around him like an atom.

Aldest opened his eyes to signal the preparations were over. Then he clenched his scythe slightly upwards and stabbed it into the ground.

"Sacred Magic Art [Memories of Nature]"

In an instant, the scene in front of Aldest changed like a flashback. The grass that was originally large became slowly shrink as it grew backward. The same thing happened to everything inside the magic circle.

Memories of Nature is magic that manipulates the memories of nature. Like the human brain that has the ability to store memories, living things like plants also have the same ability. And thanks to that magic, Aldest was able to see the memories recorded by the plants in the area.

The memories Aldest seeks are of course the memories of the time the Deon family was slaughtered by a mysterious dragon.

And after a while, finally the scenery changed to when a family was sitting under a cloth tree while eating their provisions.

The family looks happy. Very happy. The Holy Demonic Dragon Class who was not far from them also looked happy.

"It is hard to believe such a man is now destroying his own country."

Lairo approached after knowing Aldest's magic ritual was a success with no hindrance at all.

But when he saw a kind and friendly man gathered with his family, Lairo felt something painful.

"Yes, but that's human. One could get caught into the darkness easily."

Aldest closed his eyes for a moment as if he was recalling something painful.

"But..is one able to return to the light after being swallowed by the darkness?"

Of course the answer is "No". That's Aldest's answer.

He knew because he was one of those people who was already in the dark.