ooping on it…?” Eugene frowned.

Of course, Ariartelle had cast all sorts of protections on Akasha for possible accidents, from an invisible spell to a magic barrier to shield the staff from rain storms and dust.
Still, Eugene grumbled as he reached out to Akasha.

Akasha looked the same.
However, when he grabbed the staff, Eugene’s view flickered once.

‘She improved Akasha’s mana circulation system,’ Eugene analyzed.

300 years ago was a long time back.
Although Akasha was made by a dragon, it had an old-fashioned side from the perspective of a wizard from the current generation.
Ariartelle, being a newer generation dragon, had figured that out and updated the circulation system to the current standard.

‘Well, there was no standardized system of the Circle Magic Formula when Akasha was made….’ Eugene nodded.

This had always resulted in a little bit of delay and a bit of Eugene’s mana getting wasted while using the Circle Magic Formula with Akasha.

“So the dragon learned Lady Sienna’s Circle Magic Formula, right?” Mer asked, sticking her head out from within the cloak that Eugene had put aside.

During their stay in the Dragonic Estate, Ariartelle had poured out intense Dragon Fear, and Mer had been close by.
Although it had been a week since they returned from the Dragonic estate, Mer crawled into the cloak every night, unable to forget the fear she had felt then.

“She improved the circulation system in accordance with the Circle Magic Formula, so yeah, she probably did so,” Eugene agreed.

“That means Lady Sienna’s Circle Magic Formula is so exceptional that even a dragon acknowledges it, right?!” Mer squealed in excitement.

“Why are you suddenly bringing it up…? Aside from dragons, most wizards are already learning the Circle Magic Formula.” Eugene tilted his head in confusion.

“A human learning about the Circle Magic Formula is totally different from a dragon learning about it! A dragon — no, the race of magic is acknowledging Lady Sienna’s ability! That’s my Lady Sienna!” Mer crawled out of the cloak, making a fuss.
Then she quickly climbed her way up to Eugene’s bed.
Despite her excited looks, thinking of a dragon alone made her remember how scared she had been when she had faced Ariartelle’s Dragon Fear in close proximity.

Feeling Mer’s slight trembling, Eugene wrapped a blanket around her without saying anything.

“…Hmm.” Eugene concentrated on linking with Akasha.
He could understand what had changed and been added right away.

‘The recoil I experienced while using high-ranking magic has lessened.
The formation of formulas became neater and faster….’ Eugene went through the change one by one.

He was currently a Fifth Circle wizard who could use up to Seventh Circle magic with Mer and Akasha’s assistance, but in all fairness, it was risky for him to use high-ranking spells during battles.

Through the improved circulation system, high-ranking spells became less burdensome, and Eugene could use his mana more efficiently while using Akasha.
Eugene didn’t expect Ariartelle to be generous enough to actually upgrade the staff, so he grinned as he looked at the Dragonheart on top of Akasha.

He could see the Draconic spell engraved by Ariartelle.
It didn’t include any specific formulas; rather, the method to use the engraved Draconic spell was transmitted directly to Eugene’s head through Akasha.
After understanding the method, Eugene stood up.

“…Hmm.”

After looking around at the surroundings, Eugene remembered his necklace, so he took it off and made it resonate with Akasha.

Woosh! 

The moment the light inside the Dragonheart flickered, Eugene could see an image of someone in his head.

‘That’s me.’ Eugene realized.


It was a vague image of him from his past life, but the image soon overlapped with his current self.
Was Akasha showing the memory that was engraved in his soul? Where was this? When Eugene infused more of his mana, he could see the Lionheart estate.

‘The coordinates are….
I can’t read the coordinates, and it seems Akasha can’t show me the exact location of the target. Yeah, Ariartelle told me that a location and the coordinates are useless if I go beyond space and reach a dimension. I need to find a concrete connection….’ Eugene thought as he closed his eyes and understood the concept within the Draconic spell.

He now had to find something connected with Raizakia and make it resonate with Akasha.
If the object was undoubtedly connected to Raizakia, Eugene could force open a dimensional door and reach the rift where Raizakia was wandering around.

‘…The spatial coordinates aren ’t fixed, so it always changes little by little, requiring a complicated calculation,’ Eugene thought.

After giving up on calculating the coordinates, Eugene expanded his search radius to a dimensional level.
Looking at a place where the target belonged from far away was enough, so Eugene grinned as he reached his hand to the Cloak of Darkness, planning to conduct several tests.

The first weapon Eugene pulled out was Wynnyd.
When he put Akasha before Wynnyd, the sword shook instantly, making Tempest react immediately.

[It’s an unpleasant spell,] Tempest grumbled.

“Cooperate,” Eugene spoke concisely.

[Hamel, I can’t refuse if you ask, but keep this in mind.
For a long time, countless beings located the spirit world and attempted to enter, including several dragons.
However, no one is allowed to enter the spirit world.]

“Why don’t you just say I’ll die if I go to the spirit world just because I found it,” Eugene grumbled, making Akasha resonate with Wynnyd.

The current attempt made Eugene’s head ache.
Unlike the previous attempt, he couldn’t see Tempest and the space he belonged to.

[So, you can’t force open the spirit world’s door? I guess the spell just enables you to open the door to a place inside that dimension.
Well, there is no way such a young dragon can ignore the strict law of the spirit world and open up a door to another dimension.] Tempest’s voice brightened up a bit.

“Then the spell will be useless if Raizakia is in another dimension,” Eugene said in annoyance.

[Hamel, don’t you already know the answer to your question? If Raizakia were somewhere in another dimension, Sienna Merdein and the elves wouldn’t be affected by his curse anymore.] Tempest reminded Eugene.

Knowing Tempest was right, Eugene felt slightly disappointed as he put down Wynnyd and pulled out the Moonlight Sword.

[Isn’t it dangerous?] Tempest asked because he also knew the power of the Moonlight Sword very well — the mysterious sword that had been found in Helmuth’s underground ruins.
Although Tempest was the Wind Spirit King who had existed since ancient times, he had never heard of a myth or a legend about the Moonlight Sword on the continent.

[Hamel, you may also be aware, but that thing is… destruction in the form of a sword.
You might experience an unexpected rebound from the sword.]

“The Moonlight Sword has the strongest connection with Vermouth,” Eugene spoke, unsheathing the Moonlight Sword without a single hesitation.

Woosh…! 

When pale and dim moonlight made up a blade of the Moonlight Sword, Mer snuggled into the blanket.

“Thunderbolt Pernoa, Dragon Spear, Holy Sword….
All the weapons had their own histories and previous owners before Vermouth began to use them, but the Moonlight Sword had no history of being used before Vermouth.
Although I’m the one who’s holding the Moonlight Sword right now, Vermouth used it way more often, longer, and better than me,” Eugene reasoned.

[That’s true, but….]

“I’m not putting too much hope on this since it’s Vermouth.
That thorough bastard even had a funeral to pretend that he died, so he must have erased all the traces that could lead to him.
However, there is always that ‘what if,’ right? Even if I fail in finding Vermouth, I might be able to locate the Moonlight Sword’s fragments.” Eugene said, bringing Akasha close to the Moonlight Sword.
The moment the Moonlight Sword’s moonlight pushed away Akasha’s magic, Eugene instantly mediated between the two.

When he had first found the Moonlight Sword’s fragment three years ago, he had trained his mana control skill using the fragment, and after that, he had obtained the sword’s handle in the desert grave.
It was hard to control the fragment of the Moonlight Sword, but he could use the sword’s handle.

The process of making it possible had been so freaking hard.
While holding the Moonlight Sword, he used magic and released his sword force to tame the Moonlight Sword.

Woong…!


Through Eugene’s mediation, the Draconic spell from Akasha was cast on the Moonlight Sword.

‘…This is…’ Eugene thought.

Something had appeared inside his head.

‘…What am I….’ Eugene slightly gaped.

Something appeared, spread, and stained his mind.

‘…What am I seeing?’

It was now pitch-black.
Was it… the sky?

‘…That’s….’ Eugene squinted.

However, he had no idea what he was looking at right now.
It was so dark… nothing was around — no, he couldn’t see anything….

‘Vermouth?’

Rattle.

He had heard the sound before… where had he heard it?

Rattle.

The sound of iron chains being dragged on the floor echoed in the wavering darkness.

Two rays of red light showed up in the center.

“Don’t look,” someone quietly whispered to him.

‘The Demon King of Incarceration.’ Eugene realized who had whispered to him.

The darkness took on a shade of scarlet, and Eugene knew what that scarlet light was.

….

…….

……….

[…Hamel!] Tempest yelled inside Eugene’s head.

“Sir Eugene!” Mer shouted right next to Eugene.

The two voices brought Eugene back to reality, but his view was still red.

“Fuck,” Eugene cursed as he wiped the blood tears running down his cheeks.

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