Chapter 322

"My ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍name is Pergius Heinrich."

The ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍young man approached and held out his hand.

His ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍splendid clothes concealed them, but Drago could still sense the breadth of his shoulders and the firmness of his trained muscles.

'A ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍knight?'

He ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍had lived alone in a cave for hundreds of years.

He ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍had never met a knight in person, but he had read their tales of valor again and again in books Lord had brought him.

Pergius Heinrich's presence was no different from that of the knights in those tales.

Drago could speak the continental language, but he kept his mouth shut.

Unbothered, the young man continued his introduction.

"I am the Emperor of the Heinrich Empire, a being who might be called the ruler of humankind."

There was confidence in the introduction.

Emperor.

'So that is what happened.'

He had merely crossed the Gate to meet Lord.

He had arrived at some temple, where the person present was one who could be called the pinnacle of humanity.

Whatever the reason, Lord wanted him to meet the Emperor.

Breaking the silence, Drago spoke.

"Where is Lord?"

"You cannot meet him now. For the time being, I am acting in his stead."

"……"

"Brother, from now on, you will learn many things."

Brother.

Drago frowned at the word.

He took human form to reduce the waste of energy.

If he revealed his true body, buildings made by humans would not endure it. Moreover, taking the form of the self-proclaimed rulers of the continent spared him needless attention.

This place seemed sturdily built, but it was no exception simply because it was a temple.

But the Emperor was different.

Unlike him, he had been born human.

A petty species that could not live even a hundred years at best, no matter how lofty its status in its own world.

It was improper for him to call Drago, a mortal guaranteed a longer life than anyone, his brother.

"I am not your brother."

"……"

The Emperor's eyes narrowed at the unmistakable displeasure in his even voice.

He realized that Drago did not view him favorably.

"Brother, Lord……"

"I am a dragon."

Rumble—

The pressure in Drago's voice made the entire area shake as though an earthquake had struck.

"I am not someone whom a mere human may call brother."

Rrrrumble—

Dragon Eyes manifested, and his golden gaze took in the Emperor.

He could see it.

Contrary to his appearance, Pergius Heinrich's body was aged.

It was a polymorph so refined that only a mana user at the level of 8-Star could see through it.

By human standards, it would be magic of the highest realm, but before him, it was no more than a petty trick.

What deserved praise was the Presence he had built in his body.

Judging by the fact that he maintained an unshaken attitude even before the aura of Drago's revealed Dragon Eyes, it seemed that not only his position but his personal martial strength had reached the pinnacle of his species.

"A 9-Star knight."

According to human history books, Edan Eurasia was the only human to have reached 9-Star.

As he concentrated power into his Dragon Eyes, he began to see new things.

"You possess not only mana, but divine power as well."

Two incompatible powers of different natures.

This fellow had contained in one body an alien power that no human could ever obtain.

"Lord must have given you some kind of power."

What could Lord possibly be thinking, granting power even to such a petty species?

Whatever the reason, merely having made contact with Lord made him exceptional.

Even so.

'I should make the difference between us clear.'

Lord had not told him anything in particular.

Therefore, so long as he did not kill him, there would be no special punishment.

Drago unleashed thirty percent of his power.

For a polymorphed body, it was his full strength.

"I am the Dragon Lord."

Rumble—

An immense Haki pressed down upon the space around them.

"I am a being fashioned by the will of the One God, born with a great mission."

Dragon Speech was carved into space.

With a heart that refused to acknowledge his opponent, he merely spoke the words aloud, yet the Emperor was crushed beneath them.

However, the Emperor's face stiffened for only a moment.

"A great mission, you say…… I have one as well."

The two hearts the Emperor had refined poured out two powers.

"You handle divine power rather well."

Drago sneered as he brought out his own divine power.

Rumble—

The Haki that had shaken space with existence force alone.

Rooaar—

When manifested as an Authority, it intensified as if it would crush the Emperor at once.

The ground beneath the Emperor's feet caved in, and both space and earth trembled as though they would overturn at any moment.

"So this is how strong you are without even using your full power."

As he met Drago's Dragon Eyes, Pergius Heinrich muttered as though calculating something.

The space beneath their feet had been designed on the same principles as a Magic Tower. All mana and divine power manifested there flowed into the Empire's two Magic Towers.

Even so, the temple shook unsteadily under the unbearable shock.

If 9-Star mana and divine power had not supported the pillars and every corner of the space, it would not have lasted even a few seconds before collapsing.

"At this rate, the temple will collapse."

After murmuring briefly, the Emperor wrapped a portion of his divine power around Drago.

Pure-white divine power intermingled.

They did not clash because both their divine powers originated with Lord.

"Oh?"

Drago showed interest as he watched the Emperor restrain his power.

"Does your divine power make you nearly my equal?"

Divine power, called the power of the chosen, might be output at similar levels.

'But the body of a human and the body of a dragon are fundamentally different.'

The output of the mana contained in the immense heart called a Dragon Heart could not equal that of mana held by a human who had refined a Mana Heart.

"If you are a knight, you should have drawn your sword from the start."

Neither knight, mage, nor priest, he sneered as he increased the output of mana and divine power, saying that the Emperor had hastened his death with such a clumsy imitation.

"Hm."

Lines began to form gradually on the groaning Emperor's face.

His polymorph was beginning to come undone.

That meant he was using his mana to its limit, to the point that he could not even maintain his polymorph.

Drago's sneer deepened.

No matter how remarkable a human might be.

'In the end, this is the limit.'

At first, he had thought it enough merely to show the difference between them.

"I have changed my mind."

He wanted to remove the being before him.

An insolent human.

It was Lord's fault for making him meet Pergius Heinrich without giving him the slightest warning.

'I will erase him without leaving a trace.'

Should he tear him apart with magic? Or should he manifest a sword and cut him down as knights did?

It would not be bad to manifest his true body and crush him.

The moment he made up his mind, countless ways of killing him surfaced in his head.

Emotions filled with the delight of the first amusement he had encountered in his long life in the cave welled up within him.

A strange feeling, rising beyond mere displeasure, filled his mind.

He did not know that the thought in his mind was the innate arrogance of dragons, but only an instant was needed for thought to become action.

Whoosh—

Like the Emperor, Drago's polymorph came undone.

Black and white scales covered his thick reptilian body. Red scales covered those black-and-white scales like armor.

Green wings revealed on his back and a pair of blue wings grown behind his armpits beat in the air.

Golden horns rose from his head, while silver horns encircled them like branches, absorbing the mana around them.

[Not even a god can stand in my way.]

Drago's voice, now that he had fully revealed himself, resounded throughout the area.

"……"

The Emperor looked up at him with narrowed eyes.

The overwhelming feeling was like facing a moving mountain range.

The mana and divine power streaming from him differed fundamentally from that emitted by humans.

"You are worthy of being called a great species."

Now extinct, dragons were the creatures that had troubled humanity for the longest time.

Those with black scales were Black Dragons, who wielded chaos.

Those with white scales were White Dragons, said to command the atmosphere, while those with red scales were Fire Dragons, who poured forth fire like the sun.

Those with green scales were Green Dragons, whose very breath was said to be acidic, while those with blue scales were Blue Dragons, who wielded water.

Golden scales belonged to Golden Dragons, who drew strength from earth and minerals; silver scales belonged to Silver Dragons, said to be mixed-blood offspring of Golden Dragons and White Dragons.

Dragons, called the strongest living creatures.

Drago possessed every trait held by the differentiated dragon races.

"Indeed, you are worthy of being given the name Lord."

[Grrrrr.]

Drago bared his teeth as though he would devour the Emperor at any moment.

The mana and divine power that had been maintaining their own balance tilted sharply.

Swoosh.

Drago's long neck thrust toward the Emperor.

The mana worthy of a hero, and the divine power bestowed by Lord.

[They can no longer protect you.]

CRACK.

His gaping maw was about to swallow the Emperor whole.

Whoosh. Whoosh.

The Emperor's body shone with radiance.

Sizzle—

The scales of Drago that touched the radiance turned purple.

'Poison?'

Poison that could intoxicate his scales, which were resistant to a host of different attributes.

It was neither magic using mana nor an Authority using divine power.

"Radiance. Has Lord never told you about this power?"

[……]

"It is the power of the Anomaly that brought down the traitor who once reached the pinnacle of humanity."

Anomaly.

Along with the Monster Lord, it was the name of a creature he had seen in history books.

What mattered was why the Emperor of humanity could wield that power at this level.

"Lord saw no need to tell his brother……"

CRUNCH!

Blood spattered as the Emperor's body was cut apart like a lump of meat.

"……it seems."

He had certainly felt the sensation of biting down.

"Perhaps the present situation was necessary."

[……]

The Emperor, who had appeared a step to the side before he knew it, finished speaking.

'I…… was caught by a mental attack?'

"There is no need to be so alarmed. We are beings created for different purposes."

Tap.

The moment the Emperor's hand touched Drago's scales.

His body polymorphed back into human form.

"You…… What are you……?"

"I am the being who stands above all Lords."

The Emperor, who had already recovered his youthful appearance, smiled.

"I am the High Lord."

"……"

"That is to say, you brothers are beings carved out for my completion."

Despite the insolent words, Drago could not react at all.

Ever since radiance had wrapped around his body, he had been unable to use mana and divine power smoothly.

He realized a moment later that his current state was what was called reflux.

"The radiance contains a curse that can even counter a god's Authority. The more you persist in futile resistance, the worse the reflux will become."

"……"

His head turned cold.

The Emperor continued.

"I hear you have lived alone ever since you were created. I will understand that your rudeness just now arose from that."

It was a warning that there would not be a second time.

"How dare you……"

The traits of his kind surged up once more.

His mind went blank with rage, and his mana ran wild……

Then suddenly.

"……"

This situation.

'……'

It occurred to him that it was artificial.

'This is strange.'

He was recalling far too many things from the past.

At the same time.

A soft glow washed over her.

"……"

He sensed mana approaching his mind.

"I see."

A soft voice resounded in his head.

Charles Cornelia's figure appeared before him.

"So you were Lord's piece and fragment."

Holding up the violet key in her hand, Charles gave her characteristic gentle smile.

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