Chapter 323

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"I ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍will tear this entire tower to shreds."

CRUNCH!

Immediately ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍after those words, Charles's arm was severed as though cut by something sharp.

Had ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍her reaction been even a little slower, the severing would not have ended with one arm. It would have extended to her other limbs as well.

[The ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Violet Magic Tower's automatic defense system activates.]

[The Violet Magic Tower recreates the trace of God Cronis.]

Dozens of gears manifested throughout the surrounding space.

It was magic created by imitating the Divine Objects, the Gold-plated Clock and the Silver-plated Clock.

It was only an imitation, but when used by her, synchronized with the Magic Tower, it became 9-Star magic in itself.

[Concept Magic. 'Clockwork That Stops Time' activates.]

Click-clack— Clack— Click-click-click—

The gears interlocked with metallic clicks, and time stopped.

"……"

Charles looked at Drago, frozen before her.

By any measure, he was a being beyond her.

Yet such a being stood still, unaware of what had happened to him.

[Calculating the intruder's existence force.]

[The Magic Tower's recovery system activates.]

Violet mana wrapped around her severed arm.

Before the arm could touch the floor, threads of mana joined the stump to the arm.

Mana flowed softly through the blood vessels of her entire body, clearing her mind.

Her body had completed its recovery in an instant.

Absolute defense, in which recovery occurred at the same time as injury.

It was one of Cornelia's Arcane Magics permitted to her as the one responsible for the Violet Magic Tower.

[The Violet Magic Tower does not permit injuries to Charles Cornelia.]

The instant the message appeared, several layers of barriers overlaid themselves around her.

They were defensive barriers capable of blocking not only physical attacks, but mental ones as well.

It was truly a power like Dragon Speech.

'Thank you, Violet.'

She gave a faint smile at the will of the Violet Magic Tower, which worried for her.

Through the Seed inherited from her ancestors, knowledge and realizations swirled in her mind.

Countless Formulae linked together through the Magic Tower's mana, an infinite source of power.

Even while fighting a war, hers was a life in which growth and realization followed every day.

Thus, although she had not yet reached complete 9-Star, her knowledge had already reached 9-Star.

'So this is what it felt like.'

She recalled the Master of Mana, who had reincarnated in Killian Eurasia's body.

A realm she could understand with her mind, yet could not manifest.

Eurasia's situation was like a flickering lamp in the wind.

That must have been the only reason he was forcing himself to awaken his body.

'You may have mastered 9-Star by now.'

He had left her a message through Serena Constantine, and even his existence was becoming faint.

The situation could not be wholly positive.

Therefore.

'This time, I will help you.'

Drago de Lord.

The Mixed Dragon who had come of his own accord.

There could be no opponent more suitable for finding traces of Killian Eurasia.

At that moment, the Magic Tower produced the answer it had been waiting for.

[The intruder's resistance has been controlled.]

[The magic's duration has been set to 60 seconds.]

'I must hurry.'

The next minute would be precious time that decided the battle.

[The Violet Magic Tower recreates the trace of God Roto.]

[Concept Magic. 'Key That Peers into Memories' activates.]

A key made of violet appeared in her hand.

In the past, when she came into contact with the God of Keys, his trace had been recorded within the Violet Magic Tower.

Afterward, she continued to interact with temple priests, broadened her understanding of Divine Formulae, and even devoured the High Priest, interpreting most of his Authorities.

Unlike Cronis's Authority of Time, she could say with certainty that even the dragon before her could not defend against Keys.

About thirty seconds passed like that.

"Ha."

Drago's body moved.

"This is absurd."

Having realized what had happened to him, he glared at Charles.

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

"……"

To peer into a dragon's memories?

Neither the insolent Emperor nor Rastian Arken, who had looked at him with disrespectful eyes, had attempted such a thing.

And he had suffered it at the hands of a mere human woman still green with youth.

It was the first emotion he had felt since meeting the Emperor.

Barely suppressing the mounting displeasure, he coolly assessed the current situation.

'She analyzed Dragon Speech using the Magic Tower.'

Even if she had not intended to kill him, it was clearly an insolent attempt.

"It would have been better if you had been given just a little more time."

Drago's resistance was stronger than expected, so she had been able to use only half the time the Magic Tower had measured.

'If even the Emperor is Lord's piece…… Does Killian know that……?'

Simply by peering into Drago's memories a moment ago, she had recovered some of the memories she had forgotten.

She had not merely recovered them. To ensure she never forgot them again, she had engraved them into the Magic Tower.

"It is now certain that the previous Emperor, Pergius Heinrich, took over the body of Krusty Heinrich, the First Prince."

Deep regret colored Charles's voice.

"A speck that cannot even live a hundred years dares to act insolently before me?"

A lump of violet mana floated above Drago's open palm.

"……"

Charles's face stiffened.

She recognized that the lump he held was her memory.

Just as Charles had peered into Drago's memories, Drago, having manifested resistance merely through contact, had drawn out hers.

"Magic is not yours alone."

The lump of mana was drawn into Drago's body.

"Time and Keys. You can imitate five other Authorities with magic as well."

"……"

"Is that thing on your forehead the source of power beyond your station?"

Having seen Charles's Seed, Drago's lips twisted.

"If you have peered into my memories, then you know that such petty tricks will not work once I manifest my true body."

Existence force.

The mere leakage of the Presence that could not be contained in a human form would make the Magic Tower fear collapse.

"It would seem so."

Charles did not deny it.

The truth she had witnessed through Drago's memories.

Once again, she realized how monstrous the being before her was, and that the Emperor who had controlled him also possessed power beyond imagination.

The reason Drago had come here.

"Bring out the dragon."

'What this man desires is not my life, but Hazard.'

The end of the battle between him and the Emperor.

She did not know how they had joined hands afterward, but she could tell at least that they were not close.

In other words.

'Drago de Lord has no interest in the outcome of the Emperor's war.'

Lord, a god who was practically a mystery.

Every being divided from him possessed enough power to cause a Great War.

'How many more beings like this could there be……?'

It was a war whose victory could not be guaranteed even if they concerned themselves only with the Emperor and the Monster Lord. Yet Drago's existence alone was enough to force a wholesale revision of their plans.

'Did Sir Killian know of this situation?'

"I can hear the wheels turning in your head."

"Your existence compels it."

"I told you to stop with the wordplay."

Press.

"……"

Charles clenched her teeth at the sudden pain in her arm.

The arm that Dragon Speech had severed and the Magic Tower had restored began to throb.

"Insolent creature. Dragon Speech is a power akin to an Authority."

"Your power is immense, but the way you use it is simple."

"……"

"Magic is a power far more complex than you think, and it possesses countless possibilities."

If one could not imagine, one's growth would stop.

"You must have stopped growing yourself because you gained 9-Star so easily."

"You are getting carried away because you recovered so imperfectly."

Press.

As his gaze grew more intent, the pain intensified.

It was such terrible pain that she wanted to cut off the arm she had only just reattached.

"I told you."

Whoosh.

Drago's body, shrouded in mana, gradually swelled.

He was releasing his polymorph.

[If you will not bring out the dragon, I will tear this entire tower to shreds.]

It felt as though the Magic Tower, with its limitless capacity, had become full.

She thought she understood how Pergius Heinrich had felt in Drago's memories.

She could not wield the power of the Anomaly.

But.

"Hazard."

She spoke the name of the dragon she had hatched.

[Recalling the input coordinates.]

It felt as though a Warp Gate had opened somewhere in the Magic Tower.

Then, at the same time.

[Draaaagon!]

With a booming voice.

THUD!

A dragon landed before her.

[Dra-dra-dra-dra-dragon!!]

Hazard looked up at the dragon three times larger than himself.

[You are a mixed blood of a Black Dragon and a Green Dragon.]

[Grrrrr.]

Hazard bared his teeth and displayed his fighting spirit, but.

[Fool. Whom do you think you are baring your teeth at?]

Having grasped Hazard's existence force, Drago did not hide his sneer.

From the moment he revealed his true body, the Magic Tower's mana could no longer exert any meaningful influence.

[That must be why you insisted on summoning the dragon.]

"……"

Charles Cornelia, who had been bold enough to try conversing with him in human form, now had her eyes closed as she concentrated on calculating Formulae.

The sight of her remaining unafraid even before his true body, while scheming something, was enough to draw his admiration.

[Grrr!]

Hazard blocked Drago's line of sight.

It was like looking at a loyal dog protecting its mother.

[How pitiful for one born to a great clan.]

[Grrr.]

[Those are truly pitiful teeth and claws.]

Violet mana surged from Hazard's body.

Mana condensed in his open mouth.

Roar—

Drago opened his mouth in response.

Rumble—

A moment later.

The breaths exhaled by the two dragons collided.

* * *

'Overwhelming.'

That was the thought that surfaced in Charles's mind as she defended against the shockwaves created by the dragons' clash.

But she did not stop calculating Formulae.

THUD— THUD—

CRUNCH— CRACK—

Even two mountains colliding could not have been this violent.

Though her eyes were closed, the clash between Drago and Hazard was vividly visualized.

Close combat. Magic using mana. Restorative power through divine power.

In none of these was Hazard a match for Drago.

CRUNCH!

Hazard's scales were torn off by Drago's claws.

Blood streamed from the exposed wound.

Whoosh.

The manifested divine power healed the wound in an instant, but that was all.

CRUNCH!

This time, Drago's teeth sank into Hazard's neck.

RIP—

Then sharp claws tore one of Hazard's wings.

[SKREEE!]

Unused to pain, Hazard let out a monstrous scream and sank his teeth into Drago in return, but.

BANG!

Struck in the face by a swinging tail, he tumbled across the floor.

BOOM!

A heavy foot pressed down on Hazard's neck.

[GRAH…… GRAAAH!!]

Hazard thrashed, trying to pull himself free, but.

SQUELCH.

Drago drove his claws into the flesh where scales had been torn away.

[SKREEEE……!!]

Hazard released a wrenching scream.

Unconcerned, Drago dug deeper, raking the claws he had driven in.

Before long, his claws reached the heart in which immense power was condensed.

The Dragon Heart.

The heart symbolizing the strength of the great dragon race.

[It is over.]

CRUNCH!!!

Drago tore out Hazard's Dragon Heart.

[Grr…… Aah…… Ah…….]

The dragon's body, which had been letting out a fading cry.

[……]

THUD.

Went limp.

Drago looked with satisfaction at the gem in his hand.

[At last, I have obtained it.]

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