Chapter 338

Charles ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍had come to the dungeon to destroy the Core that was the source of the Monster Wave.

At ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍worst, she thought the opponent she would encounter would be the Monster Lord, or the Mixed-Color Duke fused with him.

But ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍in reality, a featureless being in human form was waiting for her.

"You ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍are an existence beyond my expectations."

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

In ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the past, they would have been words she could not understand.

'Not now.'

When she became the heir of the Violet Magic Tower, she learned many secrets of the world.

She knew that a Transcendent stood behind the Great War between the Empire and the Kingdom Alliance.

'I cannot sense the Monster Lord's distinctive Evil Energy, nor the mana of the Mixed-Color Duke, who sought to reach the pinnacle of magic.'

She judged the situation with emphasis on the information engraved in her through the Magic Tower.

'Radiance is a trait of Anomalies.'

The being before her had taken human form, but he was not human.

The Monster Lord had taken a wide variety of forms, but he was different from all of them.

'He is not the Monster Lord.'

As her synchronization with the Magic Tower was released, she searched through memories that felt clouded by fog.

Memories that had once been vivid surfaced faintly.

The battle waged by the ancient human Adamas, called the Godslayer.

The Emperor in Drago de Lord's memories, and the one God who had chosen them.

"Lord."

The being called the strongest among the Gods who had disappeared from the Middle Realm.

The Transcendent behind the Great War, who used the Apostles to whom he had granted the surname de Lord.

[You remembered, even without synchronizing with a Magic Tower.]

Screeech—

Lord's mouth, formed as though a line had been drawn, curved into a humanlike smile.

Two beings had been erased from the current world.

Ordinarily, she should not have been able to remember them.

Although she had partially slipped free of the laws through the Magic Tower as a medium, even that did not work in this space.

Until just a moment ago, she had forgotten ‘Lord’ and ‘Killian Eurasia.’

And yet—

"Monster Lord. Dragon Lord. High Lord. Are there any other Apostles I have missed?"

Charles Cornelia had correctly identified the relationship between ‘Lord’ and his ‘Apostles.’

Lord's body trembled.

The sound of wind leaked from the mouth drawn upon his face.

[You know the secret of the world, yet you have not lost your memories.]

"......!!"

[I knew I would find someone like you someday.]

The softness of an angel's whisper and the sinister quality of a devil's whisper coexisted in his voice.

Contrary to the feeling that her blood was freezing, sweat dampened her body.

'If I do not come to my senses, everything will be taken from me.'

She still had not restored synchronization with the Magic Tower.

9-Star was the pinnacle by human standards, but it was a level far short of the Transcendents.

That went without saying before the being called the pinnacle of Gods.

'This is troublesome.'

Why was the Highest-ranking God waiting in the place she had entered to find the Monster Lord's Core?

'But it is also an opportunity.'

Lord had not killed her immediately.

If he had wanted to, she would have been killed many times over.

[Welcome, Charles Cornelia.]

The emotion Lord displayed was joy.

"You were waiting for me."

She cast her gaze over the Radiance that had settled throughout the space.

"The Curse of Anomalies and the release of my synchronization with the Magic Tower must be because of this."

[If you want answers, should you not first show your worth?]

Swoosh—

The mouth that had existed on Lord's face moments earlier disappeared.

"......"

For Charles, who had intended to discern even a little of his intentions through conversation, it was an unwelcome change.

None of Cornelia's countless secret magics worked against Lord.

Simply facing him left her powerless.

The limit of a mortal before a Transcendent.

If—

If she had not experienced the Ultimate of Mana through Orchid Owl, her mind would have collapsed like this.

'I am confident in imitating Shik.'

Swoosh—

Mana condensed in her hand.

It was the trump card she had prepared against the Monster Lord.

"Gate."

Rooooar—

Space split open, and the Radiance throughout the area was sucked in.

'The Gate is a power closer to Thought Magic than Concept Magic.'

The Gate she manifested could absorb and release anything she imagined.

Rumble—

The instant another small Gate manifested behind Lord—

Rooooar—

The absorbed Radiance, mixed with mana, was discharged.

The vortex of Radiance and mana could not touch Lord's body and was deflected.

Because she was not synchronized with a Magic Tower, she could not imitate even half of what Adamas had used.

'It is shallow.'

But it seemed sufficient to provoke the existence before her.

Lord looked around the half-destroyed space.

[.......]

The being with pressure like a mountain showed a flicker of agitation.

Lips, darker than before, were drawn on his flat face.

[You know how to draw out a Transcendent's reaction.]

"If memories are transmitted, then their weaknesses are transmitted as well."

[That is nonsense.]

A weakness was merely a flaw possessed by incomplete beings.

[Gods have no weaknesses.]

Lord corrected Charles as though her words had been a slip of the tongue.

"A Highest-ranking God is resorting to measures like this. If you eliminate me here, the Kingdom Alliance will be shaken."

It was not only her.

Neither Ashirian de Silvana's nor Lan de Styx's lives could be guaranteed.

'Since the Gate did not work, they will have no way around it either.'

It was no different from losing three Magic Towers.

The Kingdom Alliance would tip over at once.

She had to find some way to escape.

At worst—

'I must send at least the two of them out.'

[You are mistaken.]

"......"

[From the beginning, I have had no reason to kill you.]

"Stop with the deception. I know your purpose in using the fragments."

He had used the Apostle, the Monster Lord, to scatter blood among the races.

He had used the Imperial Heinrich Family to incite slaughter among humans for a long time.

He soaked the earth in the blood they shed, and now he was using the Red Magic Tower to prepare the greatest formula on earth.

And not long ago, she had succeeded in analyzing the Red Magic Tower's formula.

"The Formula of Extinction."

[.......]

"Were you planning to erase all life through the blood it absorbed?"

It was a formula activated when all the blood from the mountain ranges and the continent gathered together.

Only Transcendents would survive.

[Go on.]

At Lord's response, Charles continued her speculation.

"You intend to change the Laws of the World, altered by the Godslayer Adamas, in your favor."

The era in which Gods ruled through the Laws of the World had come to an end.

Why would Lord, who possessed transcendent power, go to the trouble of creating fragments and activating a formula?

It would be to turn the Laws of the World in his favor.

"The Heinrich Empire, the Monster Lord, and the Dragon Lord are only tools for that......."

[No. They are not.]

Lord, who had listened quietly, shook his head.

The two eyes drawn without pupils stared at Charles.

[Those things are trivial to me.]

"......"

[I was searching.]

Lord's eyes turned toward the Seed on her forehead.

[Charles Cornelia, you are special.]

"I am not foolish enough to be swayed by baseless words."

[You have the right to know the truth.]

Whoooosh—

Radiance surged from Charles's body.

'When......?'

Before she could respond—

"......!!"

Her body stiffened completely.

All she could do was take the minimal measure of covering her body with mana.

[I will show you the truth of the world.]

Vast memories flooded into Charles's mind.

The beginning of time.

The era when a perfect being, unable to endure boredom, wandered the world and created living beings.

The era when he encountered an Anomaly beyond the Boundary and was stripped of the Authority of Radiance.

The era immediately afterward, when he created the Gods.

The era when he was disappointed by the conduct of the Gods he called brothers and devoured them.

The era when the Laws of the World changed with the appearance of Adamas, the Godslayer.

Those listed eras repeated.

The countless efforts he had made to restore the altered Laws of the World.

All of it flowed into her in the blink of an eye.

Even for someone who had shared innumerable memories through the Magic Tower, it was an overwhelming burden.

"Ah......"

Charles let out a groan without realizing it.

[I experimented with countless fragments.]

At first, he created the Monster Lord, an insignificant creature capable of standing against humans.

He even borrowed the method his brother, Neptune, had used.

He experimented for thousands of years, but there was a limit.

In the end, humans overcame the crisis because of the sword he had sealed away.

There were benefits he confirmed as time passed as well.

The Laws, which had shifted in humanity's favor, began to abandon humans more and more as time passed.

Greed.

It was because humans killed one another, and countless amounts of blood seeped into the world.

The Great War using the Monster Lord had not been a complete failure, then.

From the moment Edan Eurasia died, humans were no longer blessed beings.

Lord could choose a human as his fragment.

Granting power to a single person was dangerous.

So he engraved Authorities into the bloodline of the Imperial Family, allowing that greedy imperial bloodline to reincarnate again and again.

He helped them possess power like Adamas's.

He granted Authorities to the dragon, the strongest of the insignificant creatures, and made him his assistant.

The Monster Lord would ultimately become one of the Emperor's tools as well.

But none of his fragments were perfect.

The Emperor, who called himself the High Lord, could not perfectly dominate the other fragments.

Rather, his imperfection resulted in the other fragments denying themselves.

The Monster Lord could not accept his own failure and wanted to become a usurper.

The Dragon Lord could not escape the bounds of being a dragon.

The beings called Demigods were possibilities that had not yet sprouted.

He needed a human like Adamas.

An existence who had accumulated knowledge over generations like them and reached Transcendence through his own power.

Something that seemed impossible happened.

[Cornelia.]

The first Cornelia had initially been nothing more than an ordinary mage.

Through his disciples and descendants, he expanded the Mana Heart.

Then a descendant who reached Superhuman built a Magic Tower.

The Magic Tower expanded over generations became a vast repository of knowledge.

And the one who marked its pinnacle was Diana Cornelia.

The Seed.

It was not merely an object that passed on knowledge.

It would become a medium for creating a new Adamas.

The proof was that the heir of the Violet Magic Tower, who was not synchronized with the Magic Tower, was recalling memories that she should not have been able to remember.

[Charles Cornelia.]

She would become the ‘Lord’ that the other fragments could not become.

She would become an existence that changed even the Laws of the World, unlike the brothers he had once had.

[You will be the Human God for me.......]

Before Lord could finish—

"That is far enough."

[.......]

Lord looked behind him.

"It has been a while."

[Adamas.]

Lord's two eyes half closed, and the corners of his lips curved.

It was not the reaction of someone looking at prey, but of someone looking at an equal existence.

[No, are you Killian Eurasia now?]

His voice was even warm enough to sound familiar.

"I told you that I would come for you."

"You disgusting bastards."

As the human was sealed by a cold blade, he cried out.

"I will tear every last one of you apart!"

He said that they would pay the price when the day came that the seal was broken.

After thousands of years, he had returned to the one who had once been the first God.

[Still, you are no more than a High-ranking God.]

"Idiot, I am not alone this time."

Glance.

For a moment, he looked at Charles, who had not escaped the memories of the beginning.

"A human will defeat you."

He warned his ancient enemy.

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