Chapter 337

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The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍violet owl chirped.

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍word chirped was used because Orchid Owl's voice, coming from the owl's form, continued without pause.

[If ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the mana from synchronizing with the Violet Magic Tower is beer that doesn't make you drunk, Master's mana is like getting drunk even while drinking water?]

"......"

[Hmm~ ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍It was really nice~ It's hard to put into words~ Just imagining how it would feel to accept Charles's and Master's mana at the same time.......]

As befitted a former Walker, even as she went on about useless things, there was information that was necessary in her words.

After listening quietly for over thirty minutes, Killian had quickly filled in the gap in information from the past year.

"That is a relief."

[Hm?]

The chattering owl tilted her head.

It was as though she were saying, 'Why? I am only getting started.'

"No, that is enough."

He had learned enough of what he needed to know from Orchid Owl and Drago de Lord.

"First, the Kingdom Alliance has not been defeated."

Its forces had been scattered by the sudden Monster Wave, and casualties were somewhat increasing under the Empire's counterattack, but—

"No major force of the Kingdom Alliance has withdrawn yet."

The 9-Star mage Charles Cornelia had merely gone missing while continuing an expedition with a small group to stop the Monster Wave. She had not left the Alliance of her own accord.

"You."

"What?"

The Dragon Lord who had swallowed Hazard responded curtly.

Thinking back to his first visit to this place, this response was truly difficult to imagine.

It was because he was devouring the Hybrid Dragon Hazard and synchronizing with his memories.

The habits and attitude of a dragon not even ten years old were regressing his mind.

"Are you completely on this side now?"

"Did that noisy owl not tell you? I am merely waiting for an opportunity here."

"Now is the opportunity."

It was a perfect opportunity to seize the Violet Magic Tower and bring down the Kingdom Alliance.

Yet he had not left the Magic Tower even after Charles disappeared.

[Hehe. Master~ You see, I think—]

"Shut up."

Rumble—

Drago poured Fear toward the owl on his shoulder.

The Fear he merely released carried the Haki that an 8-Star knight might use.

[Hmph.]

Because she had only her spiritual body left and was synchronized with the Magic Tower, Orchid Owl scratched at her ear with a wing as though the intimidation she felt from so close by merely tickled.

Rumble—

When Fear did not work, Drago released Haki this time.

[Hehe.]

Orchid Owl's response remained the same.

"I thought so."

"......"

"You got eaten by Hazard, didn't you?"

"......!!"

Drago's face, which had remained expressionless all along, twisted at once.

[Ahahahaha.]

Orchid Owl's frivolous laughter conveyed her thoughts for her.

'Strange. It does not look as though Charles anticipated the current situation.'

No matter how remarkable Hazard was, he was still a young dragon less than a hundred years old.

In contrast, Drago was a new fragment born directly from Lord.

Since their standings were said to be integrated under the identity of the Dragon Lord, Drago should have been the master of their consciousness.

"This is because of you."

Drago de Lord spat the words out as though chewing them.

"Me?"

Killian tilted his head.

"It is absurd that the bastard who ruined my great undertaking wears such an innocent expression."

At Killian's response as if he had no idea why, Drago sighed.

"Two kinds of mana were used to resurrect Hazard."

The blue mana Killian Eurasia used.

The violet mana Charles Cornelia used.

When Drago first swallowed Hazard, the only mana he needed to care about was the violet mana.

But the gap between Drago's power and Hazard's was so great that even the Guardian Mark engraved upon Hazard could not exert its power.

At least until then, remaining in the Violet Magic Tower had been Drago's own choice.

"Everything went wrong when you reached Transcendence."

From some point on, moments when Hazard forced his way into his consciousness became frequent.

Without Drago permitting it, the master of their consciousness changed as he pleased, and Drago spent more time idling with the owl.

It was not welcome.

He tried to forcibly seize the initiative, but the more he did, the more strongly Hazard's identity affected him.

Drago entered his own Mind Image World to see directly what was happening.

Hazard's self, which he had thought would be no more than a handful, had grown enormously.

Most of the violet mana had been digested, but blue mana had settled in one side of his Dragon Heart.

It did not take Drago long to realize that it was Killian Eurasia's mana.

Killian Eurasia.

'Adamas's reincarnation.'

Lord's adversary.

'......'

It was incomprehensible.

He had forgotten a name he must not forget.

'Why?'

One thing was certain: Killian Eurasia's mana, which had resided within Hazard, had begun to amplify belatedly.

To a degree that even Drago could barely handle.

'Transcendence.'

It was power that could not be explained without Transcendence.

'I am the Dragon Lord.'

He released Fear and wrapped himself in Haki.

The great life-form that wielded 9-Star Mana and Divine Power.

'Even so, you are only Lord's creation, aren't you?'

Hazard's words drifted through his mind.

'Killian is amazing.'

The innocent response of a child.

'You have only lived a few hundred years, too.'

Words that saw through the fact that he was not Lord's first fragment.

'He isn't like that.'

He had changed the Laws of the World and driven Lord into a situation where he had no choice but to create fragments like them.

'Do not get arrogant just because you swallowed me.'

He still held the initiative.

'Well, recovering those memories means our reunion is not far off.'

And—

'You should know the Godslayer's power well, too.'

'......'

'Enjoy being Drago de Lord while you can.'

When Killian Eurasia returned—

'You will have to compete once again for the position of Dragon Lord.'

Hazard was no longer the idiot who had not even properly learned language, as he had been before.

During the time he was fused with Drago, Hazard had made up for what he lacked.

That brought them to the present.

Killian Eurasia appeared in the Magic Tower without any restraint and perfectly neutralized his Mana and Authorities.

Even if Drago returned to his true body, the result would not change.

Instead, if he were defeated in that state, there was a high chance that Hazard would take his consciousness completely.

There were not many pieces of the puzzle left until he became a complete dragon, and he could not have everything taken from him by an irrelevant bastard with his goal so close.

"If Hazard takes the initiative, will he become Hazard de Lord?"

"That will not happen."

"That would be a terrible move for Lord in its own way."

Perhaps because the thought of the fragment he had painstakingly made seizing his standing pleased him, Killian reacted with satisfaction.

"Let us put the dragons' problems aside for now."

The mana Killian had granted Hazard grew immense, and the mark for violet mana was restored as well.

"For now, Hazard's standing has grown stronger, which means you must act as the Magic Tower's Guardian, right?"

"......"

Drago fell silent, unable to deny it.

"Good."

Killian had no intention of interfering in the battle that would determine the Dragon Lord's primary self.

To wield immense power, a vessel worthy of it had to be prepared.

'Perhaps it is the only way for Hazard to reach Transcendence.'

There was no need to sacrifice his potential for an immediate gain.

"Violet."

[The Violet Magic Tower answers the First Guardian's call.]

"These two are still recognized as the Magic Tower's Guardians?"

[The Violet Magic Tower confirms that the Second Guardian's qualification has been restored.]

[The Violet Magic Tower confirms that the Third Guardian's existence is synchronized with the Magic Tower.]

Their states were different, but it meant that, in any case, they could not act in a way that would harm the Violet Magic Tower.

"Good."

Charles Cornelia was necessary to end the Great War, which had reached a stalemate because of the Monster Lord's Wave.

A dragon whose identity was in turmoil, and a former Walker who could only exist inside the Magic Tower.

They would be enough to go save her.

[The Violet Magic Tower welcomes the First Guardian's return.]

***

"It truly has no end."

Charles, walking through the dungeon alone, murmured.

She was the one who had allowed the Monster Lord fused with the Mixed-Color Duke to escape.

The reason she volunteered for the battle to stop the Monster Wave was not guilt over that.

She merely judged that a mage was more suited to it than a knight.

The Violet Magic Tower alone was insufficient to stop the Waves in hundreds of mountain ranges all at once.

She gathered those who could help.

Her choices were clear.

Queen Ashirian de Silvana, who possessed the right to use the Green Magic Tower.

Saintess Lan of Luminescia, who could fully synchronize with the Holy Tower, Light Spire.

All of them entered dungeons in separate mountain ranges.

Then, centered on the Violet Magic Tower, the three Towers synchronized.

But once they entered their dungeons, the ground trembled.

The regularly pulsing current of Evil Energy tore apart, and a scream like a living heart bursting rose from beneath the ground.

The others showed similar reactions.

It was not ordinary Evil Energy.

Even as the three Towers poured out infinite Mana and Divine Power to analyze the information, they could not produce a complete result.

From a certain point onward, she could not communicate with Ashirian or Lan.

Her synchronization with the Violet Magic Tower had been severed as well.

"The circulation of mana...... has been cut off."

She and the Violet Magic Tower were connected through an invisible path.

Infinite mana was supplied through that path, and that was why she was called a walking Magic Tower.

The same would be true of Ashirian and Lan.

The fullness of receiving the Violet Magic Tower's mana through an invisible path had vanished.

With the Magic Tower's protection gone, she could feel the dungeon's cold more clearly.

Time flowed slowly, and the Mana Heart wept as though groaning.

The ground beneath her feet had an unfamiliar, foreign texture.

"Where in the world is this......?"

Just as Charles spread Light Magic and examined her surroundings—

[Outside.]

Someone's voice penetrated her mind.

It was a voice that was familiar yet unfamiliar.

'Is it because my senses have grown dull?'

She could not be certain whether she had fallen into a trap or had found the right path.

It was uncertainty she had not experienced in a long time.

It was probably the first time she had felt it since inheriting the Seed.

[This place is a passage leading to the Outside.]

"What do you mean?"

The voice repeated as though it were an echo.

[The outermost edge where the structure of the world begins.]

Even 9-Star magic could not exert its power here.

[A space where new laws act instead of existing laws.]

"If this is a passage to the Outside, who are you?"

Silence settled.

"You cannot bring me down with such clumsy tricks."

Charles quietly opened her palm.

Swoooosh—

Violet mana condensed.

She was sending a signal to the Violet Magic Tower.

"If our connection has been severed, I only need to reconnect it."

A violet flash sped through the passage as though piercing it.

Rumble—

The earth's axis shook.

Rooooar—

The sound of a rupture shook the space.

[Kiiiiiiii—]

A scream like metal being scraped rang out from somewhere.

Charles ran toward the voice.

The place she reached was a broad clearing bathed in Radiance.

A single human stood there.

[Welcome, Charles Cornelia.]

The featureless being opened both arms.

[I welcome you for reaching the end of the world.]

He welcomed the existence that would become his new ‘fragment.’

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