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Part 2, Episode 47

KWAANG. KWANG. KWAJIK.

The deafening roar created by the collision of two magical forces disrupted the mental world.

Taehyun, having moved back a distance, sat in a lotus position.

The magic of the Doppelganger and Rosaria flowed into the two magic stones.

It was merely the residue of colliding and nullified magic, but if the source of that power was a Great Old One, the story changed.

KIIIII-.

KIIIIIII-.

The magic, having filled the magic stones, was trying to leak out.

'Hold it back.'

Taehyun began the task of combining the two different kinds of magic to create a third magic stone.

What he was trying to make was a hard magic stone that could contain even the Grand Duke's magic.

Originally, this kind of rapid growth should be avoided, but since there had been no reaction from Tolkien a moment ago, he was taking a shortcut.

He recalled Dokgojin, whom he had fought before.

The Blood Demon Sect. An organization that Igmun might have taken control of.

Even ordinary members of that place were using divine power.

He had managed to overcome the crisis with a lucid dream this time, but there was no guarantee that he would be able to do so next time.

'Anyway, it's impossible to create a fourth magic stone because of 'Pandora's Box'.'

Because 'Pandora's Box' was trying to suppress Taehyun's power, it could cause a backflow if he made a mistake.

How long had he been concentrating?

KIIIIIIII-.

A fragment of the third magic stone was created.

Now all that remained was to inject stable magic into the magic stone and expand its size.

As he was thinking that.

KUGUGUNG.

Taehyun opened his eyes at the massive vibration.

The aftermath of the battle was reaching even where he was.

Rosaria's tentacles were strewn everywhere.

The tentacles were trying to reach the Doppelganger, going beyond mere predation, and the Doppelganger was trying to drive them into Rosaria's main body, but neither one was gaining the upper hand.

'That guy has recovered a lot of power, too.'

It felt like only yesterday that they had clashed in a degraded state on the first floor.

Now he was even matching the Grand Duke in power.

Of course, he didn't seem satisfied, as his face was distorted.

[Amazing. I never imagined someone like you could exist.]

Rosaria said that sincerely, facing the Doppelganger.

Gilfer, the ancient Great Demon they had fought recently, possessed potential, but the guy in front of her had already reached the level of a Grand Duke.

Of course, that was only Rosaria's point of view.

[A bug. Don't you know your place?]

The Doppelganger didn't hide the fact that he wasn't satisfied with his current power.

He couldn't overwhelm the Succubus Queen, the weakest Grand Duke.

He was being evaluated by a guy who didn't even have his memories.

[Tsk.]

Suddenly, the Doppelganger's face turned towards Taehyun, who was far away.

He flicked his finger, and a maw was created above Taehyun's head, who was sitting in a lotus position.

If he swallowed him whole and completely took over the mental world, he would be able to overwhelm the Succubus Queen.

The problem was that she knew that fact.

JURURURUK.

Tentacles that had teleported pierced the maw.

It was to prevent Taehyun from being devoured.

[This lady won't allow it.]

Rosaria laughed.

After that, similar patterns were repeated several times.

Taehyun quietly watched their war of nerves and accelerated the completion of the magic stone.

'I never thought I would be getting help from Rosaria like this.'

It was clearly because of the information she had, but either way, it was a situation that would have been hard to imagine before they met.

Unlike the Doppelganger, Rosaria couldn't read Taehyun's memories.

Because of that, she had no idea what paths they had walked in the past, or what level they had reached.

'She probably doesn't remember the King yet either.'

As Taehyun was thinking that, the Doppelganger created a blood sword and gripped it.

[Come to think of it, you guys weren't on good terms.]

He provoked her by deliberately cutting off tentacles with the blood sword.

[You nasty thing. I'm getting more and more curious about what you are?]

WHOOOONG- JJEJEOK-.

Rosaria waved her hand, and a gust of wind struck the Doppelganger's body.

Following that.

KWAJIK!!

A tentacle that had sprung out from behind the Doppelganger pierced his body.

That was the beginning.

PUUK. PUUK. PUUK.

A relentless barrage of tentacles followed, to the point where it was hard to pinpoint their coordinates.

[Shall I tear you apart limb from limb like this?]

Rosaria mocked as she drove in ten tentacles in the blink of an eye.

As a Grand Duke who knew the structure of the mental world better than anyone, she was efficiently cornering the Doppelganger.

KILKILKIL.

The Doppelganger laughed.

KWAJIK.

The predation that had bloomed from his body tore off the tentacles.

He allowed the attack that he had not allowed all along.

The shock wasn't insignificant, but at the same time, he had a clear idea of how far the Succubus Queen's attacks could reach.

[Yeah. You were only at that level to begin with.]

KWANG!!

Rosaria, having parried the blood sword that the Doppelganger had thrown, looked up at the red sky.

[This is….]

[I'll watch and see how you deal with it.]

KWANG. KWANG. KWANG. KWANG.

Four blood crosses fell around Rosaria.

Each one had the size and compressive force of what could be called a pillar.

TSEUJEUJEUJEUJEU-.

Crimson magic bloomed from the blood crosses, forming a blood field.

Purple magic was being sucked into the blood crosses.

[Wither away like that. You stupid bitch.]

A maw was attached to the blood field.

It was to suck up her magic and, if she tried to escape, tear her main body apart.

[Oh….]

Rosaria gritted her teeth and ignited her magic.

Spatial leap using the storage of tentacles.

It was a moment to try and escape this place, even if she had to overexert herself.

"Doppel, stop there."

Taehyun, who had not moved all along, stood up.

[You stay out of this.]

JJEOEOEOK.

The moment the maw, responding to the Doppelganger's will, tried to swallow Taehyun whole.

SWOOK.

The maw was cut in half by the dragon slaying sword that Taehyun lightly swung.

[Hooh.]

The Doppelganger's red eyes curved.

Taehyun's presence had become several stages stronger in just a moment.

[You made a new magic stone.]

"Yeah. Thanks to you."

[You're telling me that just by adding one more magic stone, you feel like you can take on this body?]

Magic soared from the Doppelganger's body as he said that.

A groan escaped Rosaria's lips in the blood field.

This was because, as much as Taehyun had grown by adding a magic stone, the Doppelganger's seal had also become lighter.

"I didn't bring Rosaria here to subdue her. It's to restore her memories."

[Tsk tsk tsk.]

The Doppelganger clicked his tongue and shook his head.

He had completely recovered the Grand Duke's power.

His red eyes, which were darker than at any time since the second regression, gleamed.

[Kim Taehyun. You've been acting like you're the boss since before.]

"Doppel, you've always been asking for a beating like this."

SUH SUH SUH SUH-.

Crimson magic bloomed from Taehyun's body.

The three magic stones were already moving quickly.

"I have to show you who the master is so you'll listen."

The Doppelganger burst out laughing at Taehyun's resolute attitude.

It reminded him of when they first met in the mental world right after the second regression.

The difference was that both of them had recovered the power of a Lower World Grand Duke.

CHWAARUREUREUK.

He donned predation on his body.

A power that was on a different level from when he fought Dokgojin was boiling over.

[Yeah, it has to be at least this much.]

The omnipotent power that originated from the constellation.

If it was the authority created by the Demonic King, it had to be at least this much.

Only then did the Doppelganger show a satisfied face.

Rosaria's eyes, who had been watching, shook.

[How can….]

Not only had the Doppelganger's presence suddenly surged, but Taehyun's presence, which had been comparable to a top-tier species, had also risen to her level.

Even if another Grand Duke had been in her place, they wouldn't have been able to hide their surprise like she did.

"Rosaria. I'm sorry."

[…….]

"Let's clear up the misunderstanding after I subdue that guy. Just hold on a little longer."

Taehyun, having said that, detonated the three magic stones.

KIIII-.

KIIIIIII-.

KAAAAAAA-.

One heart as a human and three magic stones.

The four hearts, as if building a harmony, were pushing their presence into the mental world.

The shadows that existed in the mental world wriggled.

Not only Taehyun's shadow, but also Rosaria's and the Doppelganger's.

And the one created by the maw of predation.

Tentacles made of magic sprang out from all the shadows.

Maws that resembled predation were blooming from the tentacles.

"Doppel, I am the master of this world."

Dream Eating (夢食).

Rosaria's ultimate move that he had obtained in the 1st regression.

Taehyun, having donned that power on his body, walked towards the Doppelganger.

Tentacles and maws were multiplying in various places in the space.

HEEJUK.

The Doppelganger gave a wry smile.

"You little punk, you're trying to act funny. Bite down hard."

[Who was it that had their body stolen?]

"I'm not going to slack off like last time."

Mockery and mockery.

Derision and derision.

And finally, the two authorities that faced each other collided.

[What an absurd power.]

Rosaria muttered as she took in the unfolded scenery.

Hajad. Or Lucifer.

It felt like she was watching a battle between top-tier Grand Dukes.

Predation (捕食) and Dream Eating (夢食).

It was definitely the first time she was seeing those techniques, except for when they were in a personal space.

'It's not unfamiliar.'

To not even be able to properly grasp her own feelings.

She felt confused, which was unlike her.

[What on earth is happening to this lady?]

Even as Rosaria was thinking that, the aftermath of the collision of the two authorities was washing over her.

Amidst the two authorities that had entered a power struggle, Taehyun and the Doppelganger were clashing swords.

It was a battle of biting and tearing.

It was a bloody fight of cutting and ripping apart.

And as she had done.

The victory was slowly tilting towards the Doppelganger.

Unlike Taehyun, who was showing signs of fatigue, the Doppelganger even seemed to be getting stronger.

The fact that he was sucking in her magic through the blood field was also contributing to that.

[…….]

Rosaria, having watched the two men's bloody fight for a while, opened a subspace.

If she teleported and escaped now, she would use up a considerable amount of magic power and stamina.

If that happened, her defeat would be as good as certain.

Whether Kim Taehyun won or lost afterwards.

She could safely escape the mental world and prepare for the next battle.

But why?

KKWADDEUDDEUK.

Rosaria chose to condense the tentacles that were sleeping in the storage into one instead of handing her body over to the space.

And.

HOOH HOOH.

The condensed tentacle began to rotate with purple magic.

It was imitating the venomous thorns of the Great Demons.

HWIIIIIIII-.

The more the tentacle rotated, the more the magic that wrapped around it amplified.

[This is this lady's whim.]

Rosaria sent the tentacle into the opened space.

And.

She opened a new space with the coordinates she had already identified.

PUUK!!!

[……!!]

The fact that the Doppelganger, whose chest had been pierced by the sudden attack, faltered was only for a moment.

KWAJIK!!!

The dragon slaying sword was driven into the Doppelganger's chest on the opposite side.

[This….]

The Doppelganger belatedly spread the magic of predation under his feet.

It was to swallow both Rosaria and Taehyun.

But.

TUK.

When Taehyun stomped his foot, the ground was covered with crimson magic.

The magic instantly turned into a sea of magic, blocking the maw of predation.

KWAREUREUREUREU.

In the swirling sea of magic, Taehyun made eye contact with the Doppelganger, who was glaring at him.

"Doppel, you're still a long way off."

[Kim Taehyun….]

"If it goes to the end."

KWADEUK!!!

The maw of Dream Eating swallowed the Doppelganger's head.

"I am the strongest."

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Crack. Crunch. Crrrrrunch.

For a moment, a gruesome sound echoed in the mental world.

The maw swallowed the doppelganger's entire body, starting with its head.

Kiiiiiii-.

As the three magic stones rotated, elation surged.

The powerful magic that the doppelganger had possessed.

That immense power flowed in, strengthening the magic stones once again.

'I'm really getting a proper body modification today.'

Originally, it was an ability that he knew about but couldn't freely use, being mindful of the Tower's laws and Tolkien's gaze.

Taehyun was inadvertently doing it to his heart's content.

'Surely, I won't get scolded by Tolkien as soon as I go out, right?'

Hoping that Tolkien's permission wasn't just temporary, Taehyun finished strengthening the magic stones.

Whoosh.

The three magic stones released uncontrolled magic into the mental world.

It took only five minutes to completely seize control of the mental world.

[Amazing. You really did defeat that thing.]

Rosaria, who had been watching since the Blood Field was lifted, approached and said that.

She had been considerate enough to allow Taehyun to completely seize control of his mental world.

Even she was not in very good condition, unbefitting of a Great Duke.

"Are you alright?"

[The Great Duke looks terrible.]

"There's no need to be ashamed. The situation wouldn't have been different for other Great Dukes either."

Comparing the level of the Great Dukes that Taehyun remembered.

'Lucifer or Hazard.'

Unless it was someone of that caliber, it would have been difficult to block the doppelganger alone.

[You speak as if you've met the others?]

"I met Jormungandr once on the third floor."

[......]

Rosaria was briefly speechless at Taehyun's nonchalant attitude.

The more she knew, the more mysterious he was.

His shell was clearly human, but he hunted the highest-ranking species, and now he hid a monster comparable to a Great Duke in his mental world.

[Predation and Dream Eating. Is it a type like Gorpher or Gilpher?]

"Do you know them?"

[Gilpher. She came to see me a while ago. She had quite the prickly thorns.]

Rosaria spoke the truth as if she had nothing to hide.

Her trust in Taehyun had increased slightly due to the unexpected battle with the doppelganger just now.

'Why would Gilpher be looking for Rosaria...?'

The ancient Great Demon who had fallen in disgrace and the Succubus Queen.

It was a meeting that hadn't existed in the past.

In any case, it was good for Taehyun if she was alive.

[We'll have to add a Great Duke to the Lower World in the future. Humans have quite a few numbers, so they'll be able to form a force quickly.]

"You're quite the smooth talker. Are you suggesting an alliance?"

Taehyun grinned, seeing Rosaria's changed attitude.

She was a Great Duke who was always worried about the safety of the Dream Demon race.

Therefore, when she confirmed that Taehyun's power was comparable to a Great Duke and that he wasn't hostile to her, she showed a friendly attitude.

[You also have a purpose in seeking me out, don't you?]

"That's right."

[You said you'd let me know the truth, but we're back to square one?]

Rosaria looked at the spot where the doppelganger had been eaten.

It was a being that had been emitting power that vibrated the space until just now.

Now, not even a remnant of magic remained; it had completely disappeared.

'Dream Eating... a terrifying power.'

She felt a chill when she thought about what it would be like if that power was directed at her.

Fortunately, Kim Taehyun was not hostile to her.

"There's no need to think so hard."

Click.

Taehyun snapped his fingers.

Crack.

The maw of Dream Eating was created in front of them.

And.

The wriggling maw took the shape of a person.

It was the doppelganger.

[Oh ho. An interesting skill.]

Rosaria admired it for a moment.

[Kim Taehyun... you... these insects...]

The doppelganger, regaining consciousness, spat out curses.

He had been interrupted in a battle he was winning due to Taehyun's intervention.

He had lost the battle with Taehyun, where victory had tilted, due to Rosaria's intervention.

It was only natural for him to be angry, having been robbed of two victories.

"Doppel, a loss is a loss."

Taehyun dismissed his curses and asserted his fairness.

[With such petty tricks...]

"Your learning ability is lacking. You've lost like this before."

[You...]

The doppelganger trembled, making a hissing sound.

As he said, Taehyun in the past had often won by catching him off guard in this way.

His strength was clearly insignificant.

But he provoked his opponents, made them careless.

And he had toppled beings greater than himself several times.

"Don't get too excited. This isn't the last match. Eventually, you'll break free from my control again, right?"

As Taehyun grew, the doppelganger's seal also weakened.

Taehyun was slowly recovering his power with all sorts of laws, but the doppelganger was comfortably recovering his power in the mental world.

Therefore.

"I'll have to make sure to use you properly before that happens."

[Bullshit. I'll never listen to your...]

"You will."

[Ha... Who...]

Taehyun reached out his hand towards the doppelganger, who was looking at him with fiery eyes.

"Hand."

Thwack.

The doppelganger's hand neatly stacked on top of Taehyun's hand.

[......]

"That's right. Good boy, our Doppel."

The doppelganger's red eyes trembled rapidly, as if he couldn't believe his actions.

[What on earth...]

"Doppel, you don't still think your understanding of Predation is inferior to mine, do you?"

Another master of Predation and Dream Eating.

Unlike the doppelganger and Rosaria, who had been destroyed in the race war.

Taehyun had developed the two powers further by fighting with the constellations outside.

He was merely unable to use proper power due to being disgraced.

But his application was still the pinnacle of the Three Thousand Worlds.

Even the doppelganger, who could be said to be the power of Predation itself, was no different.

"Right now, you're alive because of my magic power. You know what I mean, right?"

[......]

The doppelganger, understanding the situation he was in, fell silent.

Rosaria also understood the current situation.

[Indeed. He's using the body of a human named Nakata Shinji to switch consciousness, but the main body was ultimately in this mental world.]

"Bingo. As expected of Rosaria. You're quick to understand."

[Ahahaha. It's like having the best spear and shield in the mental world.]

Rosaria looked at the doppelganger, who was trembling and suppressing his anger.

[Of course, it must be like a curse to this guy. I don't know who the wielder is, but they seem to have quite a nasty temperament.]

"Yeah, he was quite a nasty guy."

Taehyun chuckled, recalling the always outstanding Fiend Demon King.

It couldn't be said that Rosaria had no influence on the doppelganger settling in his mental world.

The King, thinking of Rosaria's power as his confidant, devised a way to implant the source of Predation into Taehyun, who had no power at the time.

'Well, you'll find out soon.'

[Am I reading your memories? In my current state, it seems like it would be quite shocking for both of us.]

"It'll be difficult to look directly into my memories. But it's possible to see through Doppel."

[What...? Who would do such a thing...]

The doppelganger, who had been listening quietly, was about to shout.

"Doppel, you don't have a choice."

[Hey, Kim Taehyun.]

"Choice is only for the strong. Who said that again?"

Swish. Swish.

Taehyun's magic entangled the doppelganger's arms and legs.

The possibility of resistance was completely blocked with chains of bondage.

Rosaria laughed once more at the sight.

[You really are a decisive master.]

[Who's the master... Kuk...]

The doppelganger closed his mouth at the chains that were tightening around his neck.

If he tried to say more, he would unsightly faint.

"Rosaria. It's time to know the truth. Use your power on this guy. You don't have to worry about his mind collapsing."

[Alright. If you say so... I'll take a look.]

Sssssssss-.

Rosaria released the magic she had been saving.

The purple magic covered the doppelganger, who couldn't move an inch.

[Don't avoid my eyes. Poor being.]

The doppelganger's red eyes, which had been shaking as if an earthquake had occurred.

[......]

Became still.

Rosaria.

The Succubus Queen of the Lower World, also known as the Queen of Dream Demons.

She did not believe in fate.

There were some who mentioned fate, but.

They were mostly empty beings who did not have the status of a Great Duke.

The Lower World, where the strong prey on the weak.

If one wanted to express their will in that place, they had to achieve the status of a Great Duke at least.

Rosaria was more aware of that fact than anyone else.

Because she was considered the weakest of the Great Dukes.

Mind control.

The power granted to her.

The tentacles she had from birth were efficient weapons to compensate for her lacking physical abilities.

She had an excellent understanding of the sub-dimension and could perform spatial jumps like a power in her personal space and mental world.

Sometimes she felt an incomprehensible stuffiness, but she thought it was because her power did not match that of other Great Dukes.

But it wasn't.

As the vast memories flooded in.

Rosaria realized that her heart was tightening.

She realized that she was bewildered by the truth she was facing.

As far as she remembered, she was a Great Duke from birth.

No, she was not a Great Duke from birth.

As far as she remembered, she was a Great Duke inside the Tower from birth.

No, she did not exist inside the Tower from birth.

The infinitely multiplying tentacles of Hanghasa were hers from birth.

No, that power was the legacy of the previous Succubus Queen.

Spatial jump was something she had learned on her own with an understanding of the sub-dimension.

No, spatial jump was another power bestowed by the Giant King's consideration.

She was... she was....

Countless memories crossed, flooded in, and mixed together.

A memory from some time ago. The Giant King, defeated by Orgal and sealed.

The connection with him, who had been resurrected, came to mind.

[As expected. My power was only enough to delay the destruction.]

[I'm sorry. I was powerless... and drove you to your death...]

[I have already dreamed the most perfect dream. Survive for my sake, Rosaria. And help the brothers a little more.]

A memory from some time ago.

The end of the race war.

She was disappearing there.

Losing the tentacles of Hanghasa and handing over the power contained in the last remaining tentacle.

To her contractor.

[This is the power protected by Typhon's sacrifice.]

[I will remember you.]

[Win. Contractor.]

[Become the true King.]

Outside.

The King she had forgotten.

The man who came to be called 'The Fiend Demon King Who Defies Fate' was looking at the stars with a bitter face.

[So. She has finally disappeared.]

[It's not your fault. She wouldn't want you to apologize either.]

[But at least the last... she overcame the limitations of the species as she wanted.]

[That would have been enough for Rosaria.]

Vast memories flooded in.

Newly established in the memories of Rosaria existing in this world.

[......]

She opened her eyes.

Purple magic was flowing from her shaking red eyes.

It was because her head was all messed up due to the influence of the distant years.

"Rosaria. Are you alright?"

[Contractor...]

Rosaria looked at Taehyun with an expression that was hard to tell whether it was crying or laughing.

Taehyun met her gaze without avoiding it.

[I had... an excellent contractor...]

It was a different reaction from the doppelganger, who had regained his memories earlier.

Her red eyes were deeply sunken.

The kindness that Taehyun remembered was dwelling there.

"Yeah."

Past.

Taehyun held out his hand as if he was facing an unpredictable domain war.

"Rosaria. Let's start the counterattack with this."

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[Amazing…. To think such a thing happened.]

Even after recognizing all the facts, Rozaria remained calm.

It was definitely a different reaction from the doppelganger.

Click.

As Taehyun snapped his fingers, the doppelganger's form crumbled as it was.

He didn't erase it, but rather scattered its form and reintegrated it back into the mental world.

It was to prevent their reunion from being disturbed, and also because he thought it would hurt its pride less.

"Have you regained all your memories?"

Taehyun asked to confirm.

Instead of an answer, she asked a question.

[Contractor. What am I now?]

"……."

[I have been destroyed, and you have regressed a second time.]

Rozaria's eyes trembled slightly.

Territory War. Tribal War. And Constellation War.

It seemed to be a side effect of accepting a vast timeline in a short moment.

'This is different from Doppl.'

That guy fought with him but accepted the situation without much trouble.

He was just angry that his power didn't reach the Constellations outside.

Rozaria was accepting new memories but was confused.

It was an unexpected part for Taehyun.

'If Rozaria, who possesses the power of mind control, is like this… it's obvious what the others will be like.'

Perhaps even the Archdukes might have their minds collapse and go berserk.

Suddenly, he had such a conviction.

'I should hold off on having the Archdukes regain their memories with this method.'

He needed to calm Rozaria down now.

"You're my trusted aide who fought against the Upper Realm King with the Demon King. My friend who fought two wars with me and led them to victory. You are the Rozaria I knew. It seems like there's a problem accepting memories because the timeline is twisted, but nothing changes."

[I see… Even after going through the doppelganger's memories, it's this shocking…. If I had accepted it directly as you said, there would have been a crack in my existence.]

"Harsh words."

If that happened, Taehyun might have had to destroy Rozaria with his own hands.

It would be twisted even before the Territory War started.

[Fortunately, the confusion is stabilizing little by little.]

Just as the doppelganger, sharing the same essence, read Taehyun's memories, Rozaria was reading the doppelganger's memories and understanding Taehyun's experiences, albeit fragmentarily.

[The difference from then is existence… Yes, my existence is woefully insufficient to understand everything.]

Her gaze swept over the magic power still overflowing from Taehyun's body.

[Dream Eating. That power is mine…. I have a long way to go.]

"I'll help you. And there are even more monsters outside. It'll be troublesome if you don't recover your previous strength."

In the end, the beings to be faced are the Constellations.

Even the Great Constellations.

Regaining the glory of the past was essential.

[It will be much lacking compared to your memories.]

"Even so, I'm good at finding power, so there's nothing to worry about."

[You're as confident as ever.]

Only then did Rozaria smile and take Taehyun's hand.

[I look forward to working with you, Contractor.]

Her magic power flowed into Taehyun's body.

As if emphasizing that she was the true contractor, the flowing magic power naturally settled into the first magic stone.

How pleasing was that arrogant attitude.

Taehyun smiled back and squeezed the hand he was holding.

[So, where do you plan to start this counterattack from?]

The Constellation War held by the Great Constellations.

Compared to those guys, even Taehyun, who reached the pinnacle of the Three Thousand Worlds, was nothing more than a mere insect.

So she was asking.

Does the regressor think the Three Thousand Worlds are worth reversing such a war?

"Of course."

Taehyun nodded.

Growth becomes increasingly difficult as one's power increases.

Let alone the Constellations who have their own micro-universe.

'But I have to do it.'

Three Thousand Worlds (三千世界).

Two other Constellations who shared one universe.

'The Dragon with Five Hearts' became an Upper Constellation with one regression.

'The Demon King Who Defies Destiny' became a Mid-tier Constellation with one regression.

They used the code of regression, but it's not known exactly how they achieved such growth.

What's certain is that if he fails, there's no next chance to expect.

If 'The Devourer of the Three Thousand Worlds' fails to surpass the growth rate of the previous two Constellations, the upcoming future will only be annihilation.

'That's a problem.'

The timeline that's already twisted.

While regressing and climbing the tower, Taehyun thought about the plan several times.

And that beginning is always.

"It's the Territory War."

The being who was once the Lower Realm King wore a confident smile.

Sheeeee-.

Sheeeeeee-.

Sheeeeeeeee-.

Taehyun sat cross-legged and rotated the three magic stones.

Instead of the same roar as before, harmonious chords resonated and piled up calmly.

It was the influence of completely controlling the three magic stones.

'Even though I've grown this much, there's no message from Tolkien….'

He felt relief and worry at the same time.

He wondered if something had happened to that guy.

"Hoo…."

Taehyun took a shallow breath and shook his head.

Anyway, he can't deal with it even if he knows the situation now.

'I need to focus on the Territory War now.'

Thinking so, he focused on creating the magic stone.

He was creating not Taehyun's magic stone, but the second magic stone of Guigyum.

Kiiii-.

An unstable roar leaked from Guigyum's body, who was sitting cross-legged facing him.

"To prevent a collision with the first magic stone, circulate your magic power without rest."

At Taehyun's instruction, Guigyum moved his magic power silently.

He met the Blood Demon Cult while attacking Igmun's territory.

After the battle with the Blood Demon Cult, he was dragged to Rozaria.

Now he's sitting leisurely in her Dream Demon Castle and working on forming a magic stone.

'What the heck is this….'

When he tried to ask about the incomprehensible situation.

"Focus, Sinji."

Taehyun immediately injected magic power and ransacked his body.

It had already been about five hours, and it was when three more hours had passed.

Kiiiiiiii-.

A new fragment of magic stone was engraved inside Guigyum's body.

Thud.

Taehyun glanced at Guigyum, who had fainted from exhaustion.

There was no need to take special measures.

He had already created two magic stones in his body.

Even if he left him alone, he would recover his energy on his own.

Now, even if he met an enemy like Dokgojin, he wouldn't be defeated so easily.

"The Doppl guy will take care of increasing the size. The problem is the 5th floor…."

They were staying at the Dream Demon Castle on the 5th floor.

As expected, he confirmed that the Archdukes' territories were located on the 5th floor of the tower.

'Strange.'

The tower has 100 floors, but the guys called the strongest in the Lower Realm are bound to one floor.

Aside from the fact that one floor's vessel is so big that it can contain all their existence, it was questionable that they didn't covet the upper floors.

The Archdukes, who have a stronger desire for domination and conquest than anyone else.

Unless the land is limited like in the Territory War, it was hard to understand that they weren't moving even though an unknown world was unfolding above them like now.

'Are they worried about the Tribal War… No, Rozaria said she hadn't even thought about that reason. There's a high probability that the Archdukes' memories have been manipulated.'

Even Rozaria said that she hadn't noticed anything strange until Taehyun raised the question, so it wasn't impossible.

Another assumption is that the tower is connected to the outside.

'If that's true, it's the worst.'

Humans are still wandering around the 2nd to 4th floors, and the Lower Realm's power is concentrated on the 5th floor.

What's left is the 95th floor.

Without the power of the Lower Realm King restored, even a minor variable can be fatal.

'I should approach it conservatively.'

Taehyun checked the power that could be used for the Territory War.

Succubus Queen Rozaria and her forces.

Limited to the mental world, the doppelganger who has recovered the power of the Archduke.

Excluding Hazard and Lucifer, it was a force worth trying.

'Ah, come to think of it, they said there are two Demon Kings now.'

He recalled the current Archdukes one by one, who he had heard from Rozaria.

Fairy King Elven.

Demon Kings Beelzebub and Diablo.

Beast King Orgal.

Sea Demon King Jörmungandr.

Vampire Lord Igmun.

Dragon Lord Hazard.

Fallen Angel Lucifer.

"It's a shame that Typhon was hunted in this timeline."

He was the one who obtained the strongest power among the Archdukes with Rozaria.

If he were alive, he would have been able to overwhelm the Territory War more easily.

[There's no need to worry about the Giant King. Anyway, that guy needs to be killed at least once to come to his senses.]

Rozaria, who had approached him at some point, said so.

"Your existence has increased quite a bit?"

[Your memories are so heavy. Just digesting them makes me feel like my mental state is expanding.]

It was a welcome sound to hear.

'I should put Igmun last.'

It would be troublesome if the Blood Demon Cult came over again if I touched him wrong.

'They also seem to have restrictions… I should keep them as far away as possible. At least until I can use holy power properly.'

"Then we should prioritize saving Typhon. He's probably buried in the basement of Orgal's castle."

Taehyun said, recalling the joint operation with Rozaria in the past.

According to her, Orgal's personality is not much different from Taehyun's memories.

If you touch his pride, you can easily trick him.

[I thought so too… but the situation has changed.]

"Why?"

[The Fairy King is under attack by demons. They say the two Demon Kings have joined forces.]

"Damn."

Another comrade with a foul mouth, Fairy King Elven.

His head throbbed as he thought of her, who he had placed at the back of the relationship formation.

[Unlike your timeline, the Fairy Clan is also alive and well, and there are two Demon Kings. It won't be easy with our current forces.]

Two Demon Kings.

The Demon Clan, which produced two Archdukes from one race, was in a period of stronger power than ever before.

The war between the Demon Clan and the Fairy Clan.

As a result, Demon King Diablo was destroyed. Beelzebub's power was extremely weakened, and Elven and the Divine Beast were also destroyed.

From the Lower Realm's perspective, it was a huge loss of power.

He remembered Elven's appearance, sometimes missing her own race.

The deliberation didn't last long.

"I have to meet Elven."

The 5th floor of the tower. The territory of the Fairy Clan.

A giant Divine Beast was extending streams of magic power.

In the center of that place, a fairy was merging with the Divine Beast.

The noble king of the Fairy Clan. It was Elven.

The top fairies appeared in Elven's vision.

Each of them was scattered, but they were communicating using the Divine Beast's magic power.

[Fairy King. Those half-witted demons have surrounded us.]

[Ten high-ranking demons led by Greater Demons have set up camp. At this rate, breaking through the encirclement is close to impossible.]

The top fairies. Campbell and Duran reported.

In addition to this, several fairies reported further.

The Demon Clan is attacking.

The result did not change.

[Some X-shit things are attacking.]

Elven blurted out her true feelings.

No one said anything about her foul language.

Rather.

[X-ball. I agree.]

[X-like demon X-fuckers. We should attack first.]

[Let's cut off the XX branches.]

[King, please give me the XX-like authority to XX the demons.]

The fairies revealed their aggressiveness, all with thick curses.

[No fighting.]

[Why?!!]

[Great Fairy King!!]

Looking at the fairies demanding an answer from her, Elven sighed deeply.

[Hmm… that's….]

She racked her brain, but no suitable answer came to mind.

That's because what she's looking for isn't an answer, but an excuse.

[Anyway, no war.]

She emphasized once again, unable to find a suitable excuse.

Part 2, Episode 50

The fairy race receives the blessing of the Divine Tree from birth.

Because of this, they are more magically inclined than any other race in the Lower World and possess the characteristic of being able to contract with spirits.

This privilege-like characteristic has shaped a self-centered and stubborn personality.

Even the king is merely the one among them with the greatest power and the most influence from the Divine Tree.

They don't particularly accept it grandly.

A giant family community.

That was the impression that the small number of fairies had of each other.

A clearly different relationship from the hierarchical relationships of other races in the Lower World.

Therefore, Elven had to reiterate.

[Remember. Absolutely do not resist.]

Elven, having said her piece, cut off the communication.

If she left the connection open, she didn't know what her siblings might say again.

[Haa... My head is about to break.]

Don't fall for the devil race's damn provocations.

She had told them to focus solely on defense, as she would fill the bonsai (盆栽) in each area with ample magical power.

But even the current method was only a temporary measure.

[We can't keep evading like this forever.]

As Elven blinked, a besieged fairy village appeared before her eyes.

1,000 fairy race members and 10 villages scattered throughout the Lower World.

All of them were Elven's siblings, the entirety of the noble race called Elves.

And.

[Those damn bastards.]

A large army of demons was stationed around the 10 villages.

Most were demons between the lower and upper ranks.

Expanding her vision, she could see a few Archdemons and Ancient Archdemons mixed in.

If a full-scale war broke out, it was clear that the fairy race would suffer devastating damage.

[I can't just overwhelm them with force...]

Elven frowned and strengthened the magical power she was supplying to the ten bonsai.

Bonsai (盆栽).

In the past, a part of the Divine Tree was separated and planted in the Lower World, and now they have grown to various sizes and become the center of forming villages.

They were a kind of miniature Divine Tree.

They were not yet fully grown, so moving the body was impossible.

Still, sending magical power was more than possible.

Kuaaaaa-.

Elven, who had drawn out a huge amount of magical power from the Divine Tree, let out a faint breath.

It was a large amount, considering it was enough to strengthen the protective barrier of one village.

At this rate, unless the Demon King intervened, they would not be able to break through the bonsai's protective barrier.

[Why do those damn things bother this queen so much?]

If she could, she would go to the front lines and tear them to pieces.

However, she knew that doing so would fall for the Demon Kings' scheme.

Demon King Beelzebub and Demon King Diablo.

Facing them was not frightening, but the problem was the Ancient Archdemons that accompanied them.

Currently, there were about twenty Ancient Archdemons identified.

Surrounded by the Demon Kings and the Ancient Archdemons, even she could not guarantee survival.

[No, I would surely perish again this time.]

She frowned at the memory she didn't want to recall.

The already small number of the fairy race being torn apart by the demons' thorns, the Divine Tree being poisoned and disappearing, and she herself slowly dying in the belly of the Demon King.

Once was one thing. A second time was not a welcome future.

[Damn it.]

She spat out a curse and expanded her vision.

The Divine Tree's magical power shone beyond the demons' army.

It illuminated somewhere in the Lower World.

One of the Ancient Archdemons appeared in her eyes.

Unlike the others who were busy expressing their respective emotions, she was flapping her noble wings and flying in the sky of the Lower World.

The Archdemon of Greed.

Now, she was called the Archdemon of Non-Desire among the demons.

[Gilfer.]

Elven quietly murmured her name.

Demon King Gilfer.

Like herself, who was the Upper World King, she was a being who was the Lower World King.

A man came to her mind.

The Middle World, weaker than anyone else in the Three Thousand Worlds.

A human born there.

Kim Taehyun.

[Tsk. What kind of trouble has he caused this time?]

Recalling her only contractor, who had left the Three Thousand Worlds a long time ago.

Elven quietly supplied magical power to the remaining bonsai.

Sss sss sss-.

Tsuzzzzzz-.

Purple and dark red magical power rose around Taehyun, who was sitting in a lotus position.

The two magical powers, which had begun to twist in a spiral shape, seemed to finally merge into one before disappearing.

At the same time.

Ting.

[Skill 'Queen's Territory (SSS)' has been registered.]

[Skill 'Queen's Command (SSS)' has been registered.]

[Skill 'Space Leap (SSS)' has been registered.]

Taehyun opened his eyes at the message he had been waiting for.

[It seems to have been imprinted.]

"Alright."

Taehyun smirked and opened his status window.

Name: Kim Taehyun

Age: ???

Rank: SSS

Title: The Fallen of the Three Thousand Worlds

[Unique Skills]

Predation (捕食)(?) - Unavailable

Dream Eating (夢食)(?) - Partially Allowed

Pandora's Box (?) - Cannot be Released

[General Skills]

Queen's Territory (SSS)

Queen's Command (SSS)

Space Leap (SSS)

It was a crude status window compared to when he was famous as a player in the past.

Predation was still unavailable, and Dream Eating had been changed to partially allowed.

But above all, the most monumental thing was that three skills had been added to the General Skills section.

'Finally registered a new skill without Predation.'

Previously, he had only imitated it with magic power control, but in that case, the consumption of mental power and magic power was extreme.

The Territory War was a battle waged by the Archdukes of the Lower World.

He couldn't just strengthen his body and fight with ancient martial arts forever in that place.

In the meantime, three skills that could be used at any time were registered.

'Queen's Territory seems to be an enhanced version of Personal Space... Command is mind control. And... Space Leap seems to be similar to Gate movement.'

Taehyun expressed satisfaction with his newly created skills.

If he had these skills in the battle with Dokgojin, he wouldn't have needed to take out Dream Eating.

"Not bad."

[I don't think it's just not bad.]

Taehyun chuckled at Rosaria's jest.

"It seems like your presence is increasing day by day too?"

[If I want to keep up with my contractor, shouldn't I recover my strength as soon as possible?]

"That's a welcome statement."

Rosaria was considered one of the weaker Archdukes along with Igmun.

Even if she had grown, she was not yet able to overwhelm the other Archdukes.

'But it's only a matter of time.'

He couldn't use Dream Eating right now, but he had a feeling that the day she fully mastered it was not far off.

"What about Shinji?"

[He is also meditating. Are you planning to leave right away?]

"There's no need to waste time unnecessarily."

[Alright. I just had the children call him. He will be here soon.]

As expected of an Archduke with the authority of mind control, she seemed to have given orders in a short time.

[Shouldn't I come along? The demon race's power is quite significant during this period.]

There were two Demon Kings, and there were dozens of Ancient Archdemons with the potential to become Demon Kings.

'Is it about the same as combining Orgal's Beast Race, Jormungandr's Current Race, and Igmun's Vampire Race?'

It was a force incomparable to the time when Taehyun was carrying out the Territory War in the past.

Even so, bringing Rosaria along was dangerous.

"It's not like we're going to fight an Archduke. If you move, your territory will be targeted unnecessarily. Tolkien might get involved too."

[Hmm.]

Rosaria nodded at the dwarf's name.

The Dwarf Meister she had forgotten until recently.

She also knew that he was watching them under the name of 'Tower Manager'.

'But I don't know now.'

They were on the 5th floor.

And since then, Tolkien's messages had stopped coming.

'If the status window is working, it's not like there's something wrong with the system...'

Being quiet without a reason made her uneasy.

[It's strange. If he has memories, why didn't he tell me?]

"There are various laws. Let's not dig too deep."

The Law of Existence and the Law of the Tower.

They, who had memories now, were existences that had deviated from the Law of the Tower to some extent.

Therefore, it was necessary to refrain from mentioning Tolkien as much as possible.

'Rosaria said she had never thought about the existence of the 6th floor.'

Something was clearly suppressing her consciousness.

Confirming whether other Archdukes were in a similar state.

And confirming whether they knew about the existence of the gate to the 6th floor.

These were the additional things Taehyun had to accomplish in this Territory War.

[Didn't you say that the 'Pandora's Box' skill is still activated? Nothing will happen.]

"Yeah."

Taehyun nodded at her attitude of trying to reassure him.

At that time.

"Kim Taehyun."

Guigeom entered, guided by a succubus.

"Did you meditate well?"

"I won't fall down pointlessly like before...."

Guigeom answered, watching Rosaria's mood.

He still couldn't easily accept that Taehyun knew an Archduke.

"You better. Stand there."

"......?"

"We're moving. To the fairy race's territory."

He was going to move to help the fairy race's territory, which was being attacked by the demon race.

He said that since there was no time, they would move at once with the skill.

"You're moving around restlessly."

"That's the charm of the Territory War."

Taehyun smiled at Shinji, who stood in front of him without complaint.

[I will open the way. It will be possible to move to the outskirts of the tenth village.]

"No, I'm going to use the skill myself. Just give me the coordinates."

To get used to the skill, it was necessary to use it a lot and fail.

[Isn't it the power you just got? There's no need to overdo it...]

"It won't be easy to win the Territory War if I don't overdo it."

[Contractor. You are not in your previous state yet. You shouldn't think like you did then...]

"You worried like that during the previous Territory War too. But as a result, didn't we make it?"

[......]

It was great confidence.

Rosaria could only nod.

[You're still a contractor with the same guts.]

Ting.

[Skill Space Leap (SSS) has been activated.]

[Searching for coordinates.]

Taehyun shaped the image of the gate.

Soon, dark red magical power was intertwined, forming a gate of unremarkable shape.

It was large enough for Taehyun and Guigeom.

Rosaria's magical power was overlaid on the gate.

Ting.

[Contacting the will of a 'Great Being'.]

[Coordinates are imprinted.]

Purple magical power rippled over the dark red gate.

"I'll be back."

Without waiting for an answer.

Taehyun threw himself into the gate.

[Those damn XX. Damn bastards.]

Peroth, one of the fairy race's elders and top fairies, and one of the siblings of the fairy king Elven, cursed.

He was residing in the fairy race's tenth village.

It was the edge of the fairy race's territory, farthest from the Divine Tree.

The village, formed around the bonsai, was not large, but it was a sufficient space for about a hundred fairies to live in harmony.

And that place was surrounded by thousands of demons.

He looked at the colorless barrier surrounding the village.

The fairy king Elven's authority was forming a huge shield through the bonsai.

As long as that magical power was there, there was no need to worry about the safety of this place.

The problem was the demoralization they were creating.

The demoralization they were creating was withering the forest.

[Should I just wipe them all out?]

He, who was relatively young among the elders, revealed his temper.

But he tried to suppress his temper as he looked at the young fairies looking at him with uneasy eyes.

'Damn it. Why did the king give such an order?'

Despite their small number, the reason why other races couldn't easily attack the fairy race was largely due to Elven's influence.

It was clear that she, who had contracted with the Spirit King, could win even if she fought two Demon Kings.

'She's making a regrettable choice. She used to have the most fiery personality.'

That was what Peroth was thinking when.

[Are the fairy race only cowards?]

Beyond the barrier.

The demon army split, and a demon with two pairs of wings revealed itself.

An Ancient Archdemon.

[Diamante of Clairvoyance (透視)...]

Peroth frowned upon confirming the owner of the legion.

Part 2, Episode 51

"A piece of trash has come to visit."

Peros frowned as if he'd seen something disgusting.

Diamante.

Also known as the Great Devil of Clairvoyance, he was infamous among other races for his ability to see through everything.

It was said that if Belzebub had Mephisto, then Diablo had Diamante, a being who resorted to equally dirty tactics.

"You welcome me, Peros."

Diamante, who stopped just beyond the barrier, smirked.

Gloomy magic surged from his two pairs of wings.

"Get lost, you vile creature. Just your presence near my village makes me want to vomit."

"I am merely following the King's orders. Not only I, but the others as well. Even if I retreat, other brothers will seek this place."

"You X-like creature. How well you wag your cunning tongue."

"Hee hee hee. Poor Peros. What is your king doing?"

Diamante asked mockingly.

It had been quite some time since the fairy village was surrounded.

The Elven's dirty personality was famous even among the demons.

In fact, she had killed several ancient Great Devils without even merging with a Divine Beast.

Simply because they had been loitering in her territory.

'For such a being to be so defensive... that's unexpected, Fairy King.'

Diamante smirked, meeting Peros' eyes.

He could vividly feel the displeasure in Peros' eyes.

He wanted to tear him apart and kill him immediately, but reason, to carry out the king's order, came first.

The other fairies hiding and watching throughout the village were the same.

'At this rate, I won't be able to draw Elven out of the Divine Beast.'

More than 50% of the Fairy race's power came from the Fairy King merged with the Divine Beast.

Only when she showed some movement would the Demon Kings move.

'An endeavor to create a new Demon King. This place must be captured.'

The two Demon Kings were preparing a plan to create a new Demon King using the power of the Divine Beast.

It was a Divine Beast that only the Fairy King was allowed to use, but if the two Demon Kings divided and consumed its power?

It was not impossible for at least two more Demon Kings from among the ancient Great Devils to be born.

If that happened, the demon race would not have to be mindful of the other Grand Dukes.

The demon race would rule the Lower Realm.

It was a future that made their hearts race just thinking about it.

Tap, tap.

Diamante's thorns touched the barrier.

Sparks flew from the thorns.

The magic of the bonsai was rejecting him.

If he tried to forcefully enter, he would turn to ashes in the face of the massive magic power.

"Remove the barrier. Peros. Shouldn't we settle our unfinished score?"

Diamante provoked Peros.

They had clashed several times in the past.

The battles outside each other's territories ended in a draw.

Contrary to his hot-blooded personality, Peros had made a contract with the King of the Wind Spirits residing in the Spirit Realm.

No, all the clansmen gathered here were those who worshiped the wind even among the Fairy race.

If a full-scale battle broke out, wind spirits would be summoned en masse.

"Stop spouting X-like nonsense and get lost. I have nothing more to say to you."

"How long will you hide like a coward? Will that heavy butt of yours only move when the entire forest disappears?"

"You X bastard?"

Crack.

A vein popped out on Peros' forehead.

The outer edges, unprotected by the Divine Beast's magic, were withering just from the presence of the demon race.

It was due to the evil energy of the thousands of demons.

As the village leader, he was trying hard to deny it, but Diamante kept poking at him, which made his anger boil.

If it hadn't been for the Fairy King's order, he would have launched an attack at once.

"You've become quite degenerate, showing off with such clumsy provocations. Don't bluff needlessly."

"Heh heh heh. Your assertiveness remains the same."

Just as Diamante was letting out a mocking laugh.

Whoosh-

Suddenly, a gust of wind escaped the barrier and aimed for Diamante's wings.

Clang!

Diamante easily deflected the wind blade.

Beside Peros was Baran, a high-level spirit he had summoned.

"I see. So this is the best you can do attacking from inside."

Diamante shook his head, smirking.

Just as they couldn't launch a proper attack from outside the barrier, the power was diminished even when attacking from within.

At this level, it was impossible to inflict meaningful damage to anything above a mid-level demon.

"Why not summon the Spirit King instead?"

"You XX. I gave you an XX greeting and you're acting up. If you want to see the Spirit King, bring the Demon King."

"Heh heh heh. Do you think you can handle the terror of that being at your level? It seems like our conversation is over."

As Diamante nodded, a new demon approached from behind him.

"Who's that brat?"

"Shut your mouth, fairy."

Jordiak.

The demon born with the power of 'Swamp' frowned at Peros's dirty tongue.

"You X-sized X bastard? Does the demon race teach education through the XX hole?"

"Don't get so heated, Peros. He is an child who will become a Great Devil in the future."

"Hoo. The X-like demon race has gone that far. It's more likely that my runaway XX son will become the Fairy King."

"Heh heh heh. Your son ran away? I pray he's still alive."

"X illness."

"Of course, I don't know if you'll be alive until then."

As Diamante nodded, evil energy rose from Jordiak's body.

The evil energy that settled around the barrier bubbled, forming a swamp.

"Swamp? Hmph! What are you going to do with such a flimsy power?"

He wouldn't even be able to make a scratch on the barrier with that.

While Peros was busy spewing harsh words.

"Bring them here."

At Diamante's gesture, three members of the Fairy race were dragged out from the demon army.

"……!!"

"Now you're showing a decent reaction."

Diamante laughed as he watched Peros's eyes waver.

"H, how could..."

The two sons and one daughter who were dragged out.

They were the children of the clan.

They had lost contact before the war with the demons started, and they had thought they were dead.

"You guys had the pathetic habit of inter-clan exchange. You don't have many people as it is, so you should have been more careful."

"Y, you..."

"Begin."

At Diamante's command, the three fairies were pushed into the swamp.

Even as their bodies gradually sank, the fairies did not resist.

They were just sinking with dazed eyes, looking at Peros.

"You XXX bastard..."

Peros' eyes shook.

It would have been one thing if they had died, but it was a different story to see them dying in front of him like this.

"Lord Peros...!!"

"We have to save them!!"

The fairies who had approached his side one by one shouted.

"Re, retreat! You might be affected by Diamante's power."

"That's not important!!"

"If you just hold on for a moment, I'll summon a spirit to bring them back."

The fairies, who had been maintaining their composure, were agitated.

They were saying that they had to remove the barrier and save them now.

They were shouting that they could save their lives now.

Among them were those who could be said to be the parents of the two fairies.

'This is a trap.'

The fairies, who had been suppressed, revealed their hostility and summoned spirits one by one.

Low-level spirit Windy.

Mid-level spirit Harpynia.

High-level spirit Baran.

The wind created by hundreds of wind spirits of three levels swirled.

The fighting spirit of the Wind Clan filled the village.

Peros admitted that he had fallen for Diamante's trick.

'If I convert the bonsai's magic power into an attack, I can save them. But if I do that...'

Diamante would definitely break through that gap.

The full-scale war between the Fairy race and the Demon race would begin.

"Th, this..."

Whoosh.

Another spirit was summoned beside Peros.

The King of the Wind Spirits, Varanos.

Unlike the other spirits, he took the form of a male fairy, revealing a presence that was incomparable to the summoned spirits.

"Varanos. Save the children."

At his request, Varanos quietly stretched out his hand.

Whoooosh.

A huge wind that blew from outside the barrier wrapped around the three fairies who had fallen into the swamp and lifted them up.

Wheeee-.

A wind barrier was placed around them.

The demons chased after the three fairies, crossing the swamp.

'Elven. Fairy King, forgive me.'

Peros released the barrier.

And.

"Attack!! XX those XX bastards, XX them all without exception!!"

"It's war!!"

"The Fairy King's blessing is with us!!"

The magic power of the shouting fairies and the wind shot out by the spirits.

Began to tear the demons apart.

Thud.

Diamante's thorns pierced through two low-level spirits.

Low-level wind spirit Windy.

The two spirits, who had taken the form of male and female fairies, let out silent screams.

"I have initiated the war."

Diamante let out a satisfied laugh and stirred his thorns.

The two spirits disappeared as they were.

The reason he could annihilate spirits, which were mental bodies, in one blow was because he could see through the cores of the spirits.

The power of clairvoyance was the polar opposite of fairies, who handled spirits.

"Are they forming a decent formation?"

The demons were superior in numbers, but each fairy was summoning as many as three spirits and fighting well.

This was because all of the bonsai's magic power was concentrated on the fairies.

Before he knew it, about 30% of the demons he had brought with him, from low to mid-level, had been annihilated.

On the other hand, there were almost no casualties among the fairies.

If the battle ended like this, it would be a major defeat.

Even so.

"It's futile."

Diamante did not lose his composure.

This was because he knew that the moment their magic power ran out, the fairies would become helpless.

Swish.

He crushed one mid-level spirit that was blocking him.

He additionally annihilated twenty mid-level spirits and five high-level spirits.

He was about to reach the bonsai.

"Stop."

"……!!"

Diamante deflected the wind blade that was aimed at him.

The Spirit King Varanos stood in his way.

Beside him, Peros, who was overflowing with killing intent, was assisting with his magic power.

"Spirit King. It's been a while."

Diamante caressed his throbbing thorns and said so.

Peros, who was being supplied with the bonsai's magic power, and the Spirit King, who was using Peros's magic power.

They were difficult to deal with.

"I told you. I'll XX your XX head someday."

Peros, who shouted confidently, created a huge magic power ball.

Whoosh. Whoosh.

The sound of the wind was unusual.

Even Diamante would have to be prepared to lose one of his thorns if he was hit directly.

At that time.

Thud.

"……!!"

A spear made of magic power pierced Peros's chest.

Peros turned around at the sudden attack.

There, his daughter, whom he had saved and had cloudy eyes, was holding the spear.

"Why are you..."

"You were careless, Peros."

Diamante burst out laughing, which he had been holding back.

"Ah..."

Peros belatedly realized that the fairies who had fallen into the swamp had been brainwashed.

But it was already too late to regret.

Crack.

Diamante's thorn was embedded in Peros's chest.

The 'fear' flowing through the thorn began to consume his body.

"Pe...ros..."

The Spirit King Varanos' body became blurry and was reverse-summoned.

"L, Lord Peros...!!"

"The Spirit King has disappeared!!"

"Press the attack!!"

"Heh heh heh heh."

The fairies, who were flustered by the demons, who had gained momentum, began to die one by one.

Thud.

Peros's daughter fell to Diamante's thorn.

She had been dealt with because she had served her purpose.

Diamante approached Peros, who was trembling, and grabbed his hair.

"Peros. You can't die like this."

To weaken the Fairy King, they had to weaken the Divine Beast with the bonsai.

To control the bonsai, they needed a top-level fairy, the village elder.

"Now, Peros. Quickly ask the Fairy King for help."

"Ku...cough..."

"How long do you think you can hold out like that?"

As an even stronger fear was injected, Peros's crimson eyes widened.

"Cough... cough..."

5 minutes.

With that much time, he could destroy Peros's mind and body with fear.

That was what he was thinking when.

Suddenly.

Kwaaaa.

Space split open next to Diamante.

"......"

Two humans came out of the split space.

"I didn't think it would happen, but the barrier has really been lifted?"

"Kim Tae-hyun. Two consecutive space jumps. It was a reckless act."

"I told you, Shinji. You have to be reckless to turn the tables. It seems like we've succeeded, so move according to the plan."

"Who are you?"

Diamante asked the two humans who were fighting in front of him.

It was Nakata Shinji who opened his mouth.

"I am the great Vampire Lord."

"......"

"I am Igmun's contractor."

The face of the sword demon who said that.

Was flushed red.

Part 2, Episode 52

"..."

[...]

[...]

Diamante and Peroth.

The demon and the fairy stared silently at Guigyeom.

"Damn it..."

Shinji cursed.

He did it because Taehyun told him to, but he was embarrassed even thinking about it himself.

He instinctively bit his lip at the countless gazes of demons and fairies focused on him.

'But these guys... why do they all have that expression?'

If he sold Igmun's name, they should show some reaction, but they were just staring at him with unknown expressions.

"Shinji. You have to speak in the language of the vampires."

"Ah..."

A sigh flowed from Guigyeom's mouth.

Couldn't he just slice them with the sword?

Whether he sold the name of the Vampire Lord or the name of the Succubus Queen.

They're in the middle of a war anyway, so what's so important about impersonation?

But Taehyun's orders, to whom he owed his life several times, were absolute.

Guigyeom clenched his fists tightly and opened his mouth once again.

[This Guigyeom is a contractor of the great Vampire Lord!! Igmun!!]

Demons, cease the battle and withdraw your forces.

Shinji's voice, filled with mana, echoed throughout the battlefield.

To speak the language of the monsters.

That was no longer surprising to him, who had formed two magic stones and absorbed the mana of countless monsters.

Silence fell.

The fairy race, as well as the demon race, were embarrassed by the sudden intrusion of the two humans.

[A contractor of Igmun...]

Mana flickered in Diamante's red eyes.

He was using the power of clairvoyance to confirm the truth of Shinji's words.

And then.

[...]

Diamante's eyebrows twitched.

He could clearly see it in his eyes.

Two magic stones located in Shinji's heart.

The blood-colored mana of Igmun filled one of them.

'Is he really a contractor of Igmun?'

He recalled the rumors circulating among the demons on the fourth floor.

A human who stirs up the vassals of the Archdukes, regardless of race.

Igmun's contractors.

'Come to think of it, I heard that something similar happened in Gorfer's territory.'

Unlike Diamante, who was directly under Diablo, Gorfer was directly under Belzebub.

Even Diamante couldn't know the details.

[Hasn't Gorfer's news been delivered yet? The demon races are quite shy.]

Taehyun muttered in fluent vampire language.

It seemed like a soliloquy, but there was no way Diamante couldn't hear it.

[Absurd.]

Gorfer was a great demon so greedy that he would rush at both Belzebub and Diablo for the position of demon king.

Although he had revealed his limits with several defeats, it was only that he had not reached the level of the demon king.

Even compared to himself, his strength was by no means lacking.

'Gorfer was defeated by these guys?'

Disbelief flickered in Diamante's eyes.

A mere contractor survived after fighting the ancient great demon?

He wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't appeared directly in front of him.

If he hadn't shown such a confident attitude.

But, Diamante was a cautious character.

[Human. Show me the proof...]

Before he could even finish his words.

Tzzzzzz-.

A blood sword was created in Taehyun's hand.

A sword made of blood-colored mana.

A weapon favored by Igmun and the highest-ranking vampires.

[You fools. This is the punishment bestowed by the Vampire Lord.]

Taehyun raised the blood sword high.

Blood-colored mana flickered from the tip of the sword toward the sky.

And then.

Tzzzz- Tzzzzzz-.

Four crosses formed in the red sky and fell.

Blood Crosses.

A technique that symbolizes the highest-ranking vampires along with the blood sword.

All techniques made with Igmun's blood-colored mana naturally emit 'Absorption'.

Tzzzzzzzz-.

The blood-colored mana flickering from the blood crosses sucked up the existence of beings, regardless of their species.

[Absorption...]

Diamante swallowed a groan.

Blood-colored mana and the power of absorption.

There was no doubt that he was Igmun's contractor.

Moreover, his use of the power was skillful, at the level of the highest ranks.

[Igmun has joined hands with the Fairy King!!]

Taehyun shouted.

[Fairy races, there's nothing to fear!!]

Shinji shouted after him, rotating the magic stone.

Kiii-

Kiiiiiiii-

The blood-colored mana that expanded as the two magic stones rotated sucked up the existence of the surrounding monsters.

While the lower-level demons were panicking as their mana escaped, clutching their wings.

[Trash.]

Saaa-

Mana erupted from Jordiac's body as he stepped forward.

In the blink of an eye, the blood crosses sank into the swamp and lost their power.

'This guy...?'

Although it was a technique that imitated the remaining mana of the vampires he had previously absorbed, he nullified the technique with a single eruption of mana.

'He's at the level of a Great Demon.'

Taehyun immediately grasped Jordiac's level.

"Shinji! Move now!!"

At Taehyun's command, Baekya was drawn in the air.

A sword strike imbued with blood-colored mana.

Tzuzzut- Seogeok-.

Some of the mana of the demons brushed by the sword strike was absorbed by Shinji.

The ability that symbolizes Guigyeom, 'Soul Taker'.

A skill that converts the mana of the enemies he directly cuts into physical stats.

It was an ability with clear limitations in a human body.

However.

It was different now that he had formed two magic stones and gained enlightenment.

The lower-level demons touched by Shinji's sword strike were cut down as they were, and only the intermediate demons managed to survive by sacrificing thorns.

As the number of demons annihilated by the sword strike increased, the ominous energy emanating from Shinji's body intensified.

His rampaging appearance was exactly that of Igmun's contractor.

Kkagagak...!!

Jordiac's thorns blocked Baekya's movement.

A swamp appeared beneath Shinji's feet, and Shinji deployed Blood Field to confront it.

The battle between fairies and demons, which had entered a lull, resumed.

The atmosphere changed due to the sudden intrusion of outsiders.

What was certain was that the battle situation, which had begun to tilt as Peroth collapsed, had become tense again.

Whenever the wind swirled, pieces of the demons' flesh scattered into fragments.

[You're my opponent.]

Taehyun spoke in the language of the vampires and made eye contact with the Great Demon in front of him.

'His red eyes are dark.'

He felt a strange sense of déjà vu from the Great Demon who was observing him, as if he was seeing through him.

[I don't understand. Why is Igmun helping the Fairy King?]

[How can lowly beings like us know the Lord's deep thoughts.]

[Two contractors... Moreover, you're saying he sent only you guys as support?]

[What's your name? Judging by your appearance, you seem to be the commander.]

Not only was he scanning him, but he even asked nonchalantly.

In the meantime, he was avoiding answering his question.

Diamante clicked his tongue and stirred the thorns.

The evil energy imbued in the thorns was spread out.

The fairies touched by the evil energy suddenly began to scream.

This was because the power of fear was imbued in the evil energy.

[You've created three magic stones.]

Diamante's red eyes were fixed on Taehyun's chest area.

[You're quite shy. I wish you'd stop scanning me.]

Kkaang.

Taehyun deflected the thorns with the blood sword.

That was the beginning.

Kkaang. Kkaang. Kkaaang.

'I won't be able to hold out for long.'

The power carried in the thorns was heavy.

He was reminded of when he first met Gorfer in the past.

The ancient Great Demon.

A guy who had surpassed the highest rank and reached the power of the Archdukes.

He didn't remember him, but with a brief exchange, he realized that Diamante was a being comparable to the ancient Great Demon.

Most of the blood-colored mana that Taehyun used was eaten up by Mongsik.

Unlike Shinji, there was a limit to the amount he could use.

[Igmun has created a chimera!]

Diamante, who confirmed that Taehyun was above the highest rank, opened his three horns.

Shiiii-.

Uncontrolled evil energy spread throughout the area.

The area itself was contaminated by that alone, and the spirits were reverse-summoned.

This was because the power of fear imbued in the mana was activated.

'I need to correct myself.'

Taehyun frowned at the evil energy that was constricting his body.

The guy who uses the power of fear possesses a martial prowess greater than Gorfer or Gilfer, whom he first met in the past.

In comparison, Taehyun was in a weakened state.

'He said something about his prime, but the demon race at this time is beyond imagination.'

The spread evil energy itself was like an area.

The ancient Great Demon was at this level.

How much power would Belzebub and Diablo in their complete state possess?

'It's far off.'

He felt like he knew why the fairies and elves of the past had no choice but to disappear.

Taehyun moved at high speed and struck down Diamante's thorns.

If he approached, he would have to enter the guy's territory, and if he only kept his distance, he couldn't use a proper attack.

At that moment.

Huuung.

The wind's intermediate spirit, Harpy.

The spirit summoned by Peroth poured out a wind blade.

[Peroth. He's dying.]

Diamante's open tail pierced Harpy.

[Kakh...!!]

Peroth vomited blood due to the backflow and collapsed.

'Is this guy the village elder?'

Taehyun captured the fairy who was rolling his eyes and shaking in his body.

He leaves him alive even though he can take his life.

It didn't seem necessary to protect him.

'I'll focus on this guy now.'

Wings, horns, and tail.

Diamante, who had fully opened his body symbolizing the highest demon, twisted his lips.

His red eyes, which had become clearer, were scanning Taehyun.

[I can no longer feel Igmun's power from you. Rather, the power of the nightmare is getting stronger.]

'I've been caught.'

Igmun's power was just a trick.

The only one Taehyun had formally contracted with was Rosaria.

Diamante seemed to have reached a similar conclusion in a short period of time.

[So... you're the Succubus Queen's...]

"You have a good eye."

Taehyun, who had already retreated to where the bonsai was, reached out his hand.

Tuk.

The bonsai's mana flowed into his arm.

Tting.

[The skill 'Queen's Territory (SSS)' has been activated.]

[The target is not specified.]

[Mana consumption is accelerating.]

A personal space that encompasses the entire village.

Originally, he wouldn't have even dared to do it due to the lack of mana, but now the bonsai's mana was constantly replenishing the mana that was flowing out.

Diamante laughed as he looked at Taehyun, who was overflowing with purple mana.

[The Succubus Queen is struggling to cling to the fairies. She's even imitating the vampires. That's what someone with a weak power would do.]

Taehyun didn't care and focused on completing the territory.

[It's no use. It's only a matter of time before I break through this territory. What will change is...]

Tuk.

Diamante couldn't finish his words.

Suddenly, Jordiac's head was thrown between them.

[How...]

Jordiac's head moved its lips as if it couldn't believe it.

[Jordiac. What are you doing...]

Before Diamante could even grasp this unexpected situation.

Jjeoeok.

An appearing mouth suddenly.

Kwadeuk.

Swallowed Jordiac's head.

Kwaduk. Kwaduk. Kwadeudeuk.

Without even having time to scream, the Great Demon's head disappeared.

Diamante belatedly tracked the traces of mana.

Fairies and demons.

In the midst of different beings intertwined, he felt a huge presence that could not be hidden.

[What are you?]

Diamante's red eyes scanned Guigyeom.

One heart was pulsating, and two magic stones were rotating.

Clearly, the shell was human.

But.

[Something else has come in.]

It was hard to believe the change in the human who was at the highest level a moment ago.

"Don't ask. I'm not in a good mood."

The doppelganger who had taken over Guigyeom's body chewed and spat out before wielding the sword.

Jjeoeok.

The mouth that appeared, splitting the space, aimed for Diamante's head.

Huuung- Kwadeuk.

Diamante, who moved at high speed, watched the mouth chew the air.

It was a power he had never seen before.

He couldn't understand how it worked even with his power of clairvoyance.

"Don't bother. That guy's got a lot of anger."

Taehyun, who no longer needed to pretend to be a vampire, sneered.

[...]

Diamante, avoiding the mouth while moving at high speed, quickly scanned the area.

He confirmed that their mana was strangely connected to the personal space and the strange guy who suddenly popped out.

[This space was the problem.]

Diamante avoided the mouth and rushed toward Taehyun.

As someone with the power of clairvoyance, his judgment was quick.

One thing he overlooked.

"This is the 5th floor."

Taehyun, who muttered, sucked in the bonsai's mana to the limit.

Tzzzzzzzz-

Purple mana overflowed in his red eyes.

"There are no more restrictions."

Tting.

[The skill 'Queen's Command (SSS)' has been activated.]

[The target is specified.]

[Mana consumption is accelerating.]

Diamante's red eyes.

And Taehyun's red eyes met.

"Kneel. Demon."

Part 2, Episode 53

[Fucking shit.]

Elven, who was releasing the sacred tree's magic, muttered a curse under her breath.

The tenth village of the fairy race.

The connection with the bonsai tree planted in the tribe that worshipped the wind had been severed.

The village elder was Peroth.

A powerful figure who had a contract with the wind spirit king.

If the magic supplied to the bonsai was focused on defense, it wouldn't be easily breached unless a demon king-level being was involved.

Which meant.

[That fucking bastard. He didn't listen to what I said.]

Elven sighed, convinced that Peroth had ignored her words and launched an attack.

She couldn't connect to find out what was happening.

If the fairy village had been corrupted by the demons' evil energy, instability like this could happen at any time.

Her mind raced.

'Moving directly is dangerous.'

Two demon kings were waiting for her to move.

Even if she protected the tenth village and the bonsai, if the sacred tree itself was harmed, the entire fairy race would be in danger.

She was, in effect, tied hand and foot.

'Should I ask for help now?'

She thought of the archdukes, each active in their own twisted timelines.

The Sea of Calamity King, who might backstab her at any moment, was dangerous.

The Beast King, who was only interested in ousting other archdukes, should also be excluded.

The Dragon Lord was in hibernation, and the Vampire Lord had gone into hiding.

The Giant King was sealed, and the two demon kings had declared war on her.

'All that's left are the Succubus Queen and the Fallen Angel… If I accidentally contact them while their memories remain…'

Suddenly, Elven frowned.

The two archdukes had been deeply involved in the territorial wars and race wars of the past.

Just thinking about how to contact them gave her a headache.

It was the influence of the Tower's Law and the World's Law, two absolute laws.

The two archdukes seemed to be the only ones she could reason with, but she couldn't contact them carelessly.

[Fuck. Should I just destroy everything and be done with it?]

In frustration, she cursed once more.

At this point, all the ancient great demons had the potential to become demon kings.

Their territory was the demon realm, also known as the Demonic World.

In the past, she had sacrificed the sacred tree to destroy about 80% of the Demonic World.

She had annihilated Diablo and left Beelzebub on the verge of death.

Most of the ancient great demons who had participated in the battle had also met their demise.

She, too, had been eaten by Beelzebub and spent ages in a state of sealing, and the sacred tree, unable to withstand the toxins and evil energy, had withered away.

It was the beginning of the Lower Realm falling behind the Upper Realm in terms of potential.

Beelzebub and Diablo.

Her magic surged as she thought of the two morons who didn't understand reason.

'Losing the status of Upper Realm King makes it difficult to control my emotions.'

She calmed her rising anger and took a deep breath.

She had to stay calm in times like these.

Even though the timeline was twisted along with her regression.

'This is another chance.'

A chance for the Lower Realm to achieve an even higher level than before.

Elven didn't want to repeat the mistakes of her arrogant past.

She had failed to protect in the past, but this time she would.

'Kim Tae-hyun… I don't have much time to hold out.'

She vowed not to move until five of the ten villages had been destroyed.

It was the moment Elven was about to accept the fall of the tenth village.

Swish.

[……!!]

New magic flowed into her, who was synchronized with the sacred tree.

It was magic coming through the bonsai planted in the tenth village.

Elven analyzed the magic flowing in through the bonsai.

If it was from a demon race, she would destroy the bonsai immediately.

But it wasn't.

If it was demon race magic, there would surely be traces of the demon king mixed in, but the magic that touched the bonsai, though violent, didn't have the unique toxins or evil energy.

[This is….]

Crimson and purple.

It was magic that was familiar to her.

[Contractor…!!]

Elven's red eyes, which had been crescent-shaped, widened.

Weakened beyond comparison since their last meeting, but undoubtedly the contractor.

It was Kim Tae-hyun's magic.

[He's made contact with Rosaria!!]

And that wasn't all.

He was touching the bonsai and absorbing the sacred tree's power.

He was urging her to send more of the sacred tree's magic.

[That cheeky contractor. He should have looked for me first when he arrived.]

How long had she been waiting?

Had she been pushed aside by Rosaria again?

Uncharacteristically, she grumbled, but her face was smiling.

Whoosh.

A huge amount of magic flowed into the fruits that had formed on the sacred tree.

It was sent to the tenth bonsai, which was connected by tracking Tae-hyun's magic.

The magic that was sent was three times the amount sent to Peroth.

If the opponent was an ancient great demon, especially one connected to the Demonic World, it wouldn't be easy even with the Succubus Queen's power.

What if Tae-hyun defeated an ancient great demon connected to the demon king?

And if that could act as a variable in the demon kings' plans?

She wouldn't have to leave the sacred tree, and the fairy race could change their fate.

[That's the limit for you right now. You must win, no matter what it takes.]

If that happened, it would raise the level of the Lower Realm in the long term, creating a different kind of Lower Realm than before.

She could win the race war without the same sacrifices as before.

[Go wild, contractor.]

The colorless magic.

It constantly surged to completely restore the connection with the tenth bonsai.

Ding.

[Contacting the will of a 'Great Being'.]

[Accepting a portion of 'Great Magic'.]

Tae-hyun smiled at the message that appeared before his eyes.

The magic coming into the bonsai was better than expected.

Even with all three magic stones rotating, it was overflowing.

[This is impossible.]

Diamante, kneeling before Tae-hyun, muttered.

He had fully unleashed his horns, tail, and wings, all symbols of a supreme demon.

And yet, he was kneeling before a human's command?

'It's because of the bonsai. This guy is using the sacred tree's magic through the bonsai.'

It was even more incomprehensible.

Only the elder of the fairy race could use the bonsai. Only the fairy king could synchronize with the sacred tree.

If those who weren't qualified touched it, the power of the great magic would explode their bodies.

But why?

[A contractor of Rosaria is wielding great magic….]

"What would a kneeling great demon know?"

[……!!]

Diamante tried to rise, swallowing his humiliation.

But a pressure like Mount Tai was pressing down on him.

It was because of the command from earlier.

He hated to admit it, but it was the moment he reaffirmed that the being before him had synchronized with the bonsai.

[The fairy race has allied with the succubus race?]

"The vampire race has allied with the fairy race, got it?"

Tae-hyun emphasized, looking at the doppelganger standing there as if annoyed.

[…….]

Diamante's red eyes scanned Tae-hyun and Nakata Shinji.

It was unbelievable that he, a great demon, was looking up at a human, but now was not the time to dwell on such things.

'Certainly… I can sense the magic of the succubus and vampire races.'

The level was enough to be called a contractor.

The power they used had reached the level of an ancient great demon.

But that fact didn't explain how the succubus race's contractor could use the bonsai.

Nor did it explain how the vampire race's contractor could wield such ferocious power.

Even now, the doppelganger's created mouths were wreaking havoc on the demon race.

"I'll eat this one."

The doppelganger aimed Baekya at Diamante.

"Stop."

"Are you going to stop me again? You son of a bitch."

The doppelganger growled.

To escape Tae-hyun's command even a little sooner, he had to devour at least one more high-ranking guy.

"I still have things to ask this guy. Take care of the others first."

"Where do you get off ordering me around?"

"Where do you get off resisting?"

Tae-hyun calmly accepted the doppelganger's red eyes glaring at him.

"Kim Tae-hyun. I won't let you…."

"Don't get so worked up, Doppleganger. I'm not planning on monopolizing the prey. I'll hand him over as soon as he's outlived his usefulness."

"……."

"Until then, take care of the demon race. And don't needlessly mess with the fairy race."

It meant that if he kept his promise, he would concede devouring Diamante.

"Tch."

The doppelganger clicked his tongue and left his spot.

Soon after, the screams of the demon race echoed throughout the vast personal space.

'What a personality.'

He was difficult to handle, but if he was on your side, he was more reliable than anyone.

The more his level increased, the shorter the period he could be used, but in any case, if Shinji's level increased, it would be good for Tae-hyun's growth as well.

[A bizarre relationship.]

"Right?"

[I can clearly sense Igmun's power from that guy, but he's using a fundamentally different power.]

"You have a good eye. So, where's the demon king?"

[You have no right to ask, you insolent thing.]

In an instant.

Thwack.

The Dragonslayer Sword gouged out one of Diamante's red eyes.

[Hehehe… You'll try to control this body with pain? I doubt that'll be enough.]

"Well, probably not."

How many of the highest-ranking beings feared death?

Just.

"I just thought your presence was stronger than I expected."

Clench.

Tae-hyun grabbed Diamante's horn and made eye contact.

He had made him kneel to see if his skill would work on him.

The test.

"Is sufficient."

Ding.

[Skill 'Queen's Command (SSS)' has been enhanced.]

[Target specified.]

[Magic consumption is accelerated.]

Tae-hyun, wrapped in purple magic, burrowed into Diamante's mind through one red eye and then two.

A rotten, decayed giant mountain.

Lava was flowing from it.

What could be seen was limited.

But Tae-hyun somehow seemed to know the name of this place.

'The Demonic World.'

The demon race's territory and its appearance, which he had heard from Elven and Gilfer in the past, matched.

'It's on a different level than the hidden realm.'

It wasn't an actual realm, but an approach through mind control.

And yet, all sorts of unpleasant emotions were seething.

It was as if he was penalized in a realm developed by the archdukes.

As Tae-hyun was thinking that.

Whoosh.

"……!!"

A huge, glowing eye floated up from under his feet.

[Diamante. You've brought an uninvited guest.]

"……."

The voice of the eye flowed into his mind.

The language it used was that of the demon race.

And the thing that was imbued in that voice was enormous fear.

A demon with the power of fear.

Another demon king who had led the demon race alongside Beelzebub.

"Diablo."

Tae-hyun spat out the name as if chewing on it.

His headache worsened, as if he had been subjected to mind control.

[A mere human dares to utter that name.]

Drip.

Blood flowed from his red eyes at the voice echoing in his mind.

'It's dangerous.'

This wasn't the pathetic Diablo he knew.

Ding.

[Unique skill 'Nightmare Consumption (???)' has been activated.]

Drip. Drip.

Tendrils surged from under Tae-hyun's feet.

The demon king's eyes widened at the unfamiliar power.

"Don't try to reign now, you loser of the past."

Part 2, Episode 54

Dream Eater.

A unique skill engraved on Taehyun along with Voracity.

Just opening the tentacles was enough to escape the enormous pressure.

'The use of Dream Eater is limited.'

It only activates in the mindscape or personal space.

That means this isn't a complete Demon World.

"It's still within Diamante's consciousness."

Taehyun immediately grasped the situation.

He entered a mindscape, and there's a Demon World, and one of the Demon Kings from his prime is present.

Isn't it similar to his own mindscape?

He's curious about this new type of mindscape.

Diablo felt the same way.

[An interesting skill.]

The eyes located beneath his feet. The Demon King's red eyes curved.

Taehyun jumping up and one of the tentacles being cut off happened simultaneously.

"Those aren't ordinary eyeballs, are they?"

He moved away from the eyeballs and looked around.

Demon World. The world of demons that make up the mindscape.

Whether voluntarily or involuntarily, they are a species that excels at tearing spaces to create their own domains.

If Diablo is here for a reason similar to Doppelganger...

'I can't take him lightly.'

Even if he used Dream Eater, there's no room for complacency.

The eyeballs closed the distance with Taehyun.

Taehyun retreated steadily, maintaining a certain distance.

This is because his body stiffens due to the Authority of Fear as the distance closes.

[Didn't you have business with this one, Dream Demon Contractor?]

The voice echoed in his head.

His limbs trembled as if he had suffered a mental attack.

'He's a real monster.'

The Demon King's red eyes, even if it's just the eye of the main body, the presence felt is Archduke-level.

The incomplete Beelzebub and Diablo that Taehyun faced in the past.

One eyeball residing in the mindscape of the ancient Great Demons is giving him a similar sense of pressure as back then.

'If I fought the main body now, I'd definitely lose.'

He recalled the method he used against him in the past.

Back then, he used the Authority of Mind Control to incapacitate him.

But now, he was on the verge of being incapacitated in his incomplete state.

'It's no wonder the Fairy race was destroyed.'

No Name, who created the Three Thousand Worlds.

The Fairy King and the Giant King, two beings among those of the Lower World he created with great care.

Typhon hadn't awakened his proper power, so that's one thing.

Elven was a being who knew how to control enormous power from birth.

Whatever the process, even that guy was annihilated by the Archduke.

The first Lower World King. A monster that even the previous Demon King had never faced.

That's 'Fear' at this point in time.

The opponent is just a part of the Demon King's body, but he has to fight with all his might as if hunting an Archduke.

'I'll risk my life.'

Fortunately, there's still some of the Bonsai's mana left.

If he deploys Dream Eater, he can handle it with the remnants.

Ding.

[Unique skill Dream Eater(???) has been enhanced.]

[Mana consumption is accelerated.]

[Does not target a specific object.]

Taehyun stopped widening the distance and strengthened Dream Eater.

Mouths bloomed from the twenty tentacles, and the movement of the approaching eyeball stopped.

[Your spirit has changed. Are you going to try with this one?]

"Bad taste."

[……?]

"I heard the ancient Great Demons are like brothers. In the end, you didn't trust them, so you took root in the mindscape like this?"

Provocation and discord.

It's a familiar action.

The Demon King's eyeball blinked at Taehyun's words.

Soon, laughter that shook his head resounded.

[Human. It's not a question a primitive species can ask.]

Red.

The mana of fear was tightening around Taehyun from all sides.

[I'd rather ask.]

Fighting spirit and murderous intent.

Arrogance and insolence.

Besides, all sorts of unpleasant emotions flooded in.

The moment he allows even one of them, fear will dig in.

[Why does a mere human... have such power?]

"That's."

Crack.

The mouths of the tentacles greedily moved.

Biting at the constricting mana of fear, they began to form an area.

"Find out for yourself."

Swoosh.

A gap appeared in the faded mana of fear.

The multiplied tentacles pierced the eyeball.

Another eyeball was created not far away.

Crunch.

As if not to miss its prey, the pursuing mouth devoured the new eyeball as it was.

The tentacles pierced the eyeball, and the mouths chewed it up.

Taehyun quietly etched the repeated offense and defense into his red eyes.

When ten attacks turned out to be in vain.

[It's useless.]

The eyeball split into two.

When the tentacles and mouths broke through, it immediately became four eyeballs.

Before he knew it, dozens of eyeballs surrounded Taehyun.

[Are you finally feeling fear?]

"Your delusions are severe."

[It's a meaningless resistance. But I'm interested in you.]

He revealed his intention to capture Taehyun and find out what the Succubus Queen was thinking.

"Your arrogance has become dignity beyond measure."

[Don't deny fear.]

Once again, red mana pressed in.

'The power of the Demon World as a domain is too great.'

At this rate, it'll only be a waste of stamina.

He had to change the atmosphere.

He had to create a new game.

"I propose something. Instead of dragging out the time, how about we end it all at once?"

[You're saying something interesting.]

"Subdue my mindscape. If you do, you'll find out what you want."

Swish swish swish.

The eyeballs that surrounded him flowed down, forming Diamante's shape.

Diamante's red eyes looked at Taehyun.

'Heavy.'

Even though he was wearing the Queen's mana.

Even though he had formed Diamante's shape.

The Demon King's red eyes still possessed the same amount of presence.

[A Dream Demon Contractor-like idea. You're going to allow an invasion of the mindscape?]

Laughter like madness spread through the world.

The moment Diamante's hand was raised.

Clang.

Red mana was fired.

Crunch.

Dream Eater's mouths swallowed the mana bullets as they were, causing them to explode.

If he had blocked it directly, it would have been annihilated without time to regenerate.

[To make a suggestion to this one with just such power.]

"If you don't feel like it, we can go all the way."

Crack. Crack.

The mouths of the tentacles bared their teeth.

Rumble. Rumble.

Several mana bullets that were fired were deflected by the tentacles.

Several thorns were torn off by the mouths.

It was a tedious war of attrition.

[Indeed….]

Even though his attacks weren't working, Diablo wasn't particularly surprised.

It was just the curiosity that an overwhelming being has for a variant.

That was enough reason for him to accept Taehyun's offer.

[Your mindscape will be stained with fear.]

"I don't think so?"

It was clear from the current battle.

Diablo, who wasn't even the main body, couldn't defeat Doppelganger.

[If you're so confident.]

Rumble.

Diamante's body melted away and red mana scattered.

[Try coming in.]

Whoosh.

The atomized mana of fear.

It stuck to Taehyun, who was using Dream Eater.

It's an invasion of the mindscape.

Ding.

['Queen's Domain (SSS)' is enhanced.]

['Queen's Command (SSS)' is enhanced.]

[Mana consumption is accelerated.]

Memories flooded in.

Diamante and the ancient Great Demons talking.

Diablo and Beelzebub giving orders to dozens of ancient Great Demons.

The expansion and transposition of the Demon World.

The birth of a new Demon King using the Divine Tree.

Memories and coordinates that he didn't know until now were engraved in his head.

When Taehyun regained consciousness.

The first thing he saw was Diamante kneeling.

The one remaining red eye of that guy was shaking.

Diamante opened his mouth with a trembling voice.

[Archduke… Lower World King… domain… absolute being… master… race… war….]

'He's quite something, Diablo.'

Doppelganger should be in the mindscape.

He found out more information than expected.

But Diamante's presence was rapidly decreasing.

That meant his defeat was approaching.

Diamante's trembling voice.

[…constellation. Three Thousand Worlds… Devourer….]

He reached the apex where a human had arrived.

That was the end.

Shhhhhh-.

Diamante's body began to melt.

[How… could… this….]

Unable to believe the truth he had learned.

The Great Demon of Foresight shook his head.

Slip.

The moment the one remaining red eye of that guy turned blue was something Taehyun didn't expect either.

And.

"Kim Taehyun!!"

At the same time as Doppelganger's voice shouting his name.

Ding.

[Mana consumption is reaching its limit.]

[Skill 'Queen's Domain (SSS)' is deactivated.]

The personal space that had fulfilled its duty was deactivated.

"Your work is definitely reliable."

Taehyun said, confirming that he had returned to the Fairy race's village.

The village was covered in the Demon race's malice when he first invaded.

But now, only the corpses of the dead Demon race were present.

There were no more living demons in the village.

Of course, hundreds of Fairies sacrificed themselves.

'Doppelganger must be sulking again.'

He inadvertently feels like he's losing trust in him.

He's worried that he might suddenly rush at him later even if he makes a big proposal.

He even feels a subtle sense of unease.

There's nothing like time and compensation to resolve accumulated grudges.

Taehyun knew better than anyone what Doppelganger was crazy about, so he put his worries aside for now.

Anyway, the more he fights the Domain War, the faster his strength will recover.

That's what he was thinking.

[Lord Peros!!]

[Elder!! You mustn't lose consciousness!!]

Fairies, regardless of gender or age, rushed to Peros.

It was a Fairy that he was sure Diamante wouldn't kill and left alone.

The Fairies' mana wrapped around Peros, but it was difficult to see any effect.

'He's been consumed by fear.'

To drive out the Archduke's Authority, a corresponding power is needed.

Unless Elven is here.

It's difficult for the guys here to properly heal.

Taehyun reached for the Bonsai.

He was too busy to draw power when facing Diamante, but not now.

The Divine Tree's main body and the Bonsai are connected.

That means anyone who knows how to synchronize with the Bonsai can make a connection with Elven, who is synchronized with the main body.

['Great Will' is contacted.]

['Great Will' is invading.]

A message pops up that synchronization is successful.

At the same time, a familiar voice was heard in his head.

[Contractor, you X like XX. Why are you only now XXing the main body.]

[The guy who went outside is XX….]

[Explain what this situation is all about!!]

It's a voice he got tired of hearing while fighting the Domain War and the Race War in the past.

That's not the important thing.

'Elven... does she have memories?'

It's different from Doppelganger, who read his memories, or Rosaria, who regained his memories through Doppelganger's mindscape.

Elven is acting as if he knows that Taehyun went outside.

He felt a sense of tension that had been accumulating somewhere in his chest being released.

"Your language is still as harsh as ever?"

[Is that what you're going to say when you suddenly appear? XX like Contractor!]

Unlike the curses, her voice was filled with joy.

Pfft.

A laugh leaked out.

"Somehow."

XX. XXX. XXXX. XXXXX. XX. XXXX.

While muttering incomprehensible curses.

Taehyun leaned his head against the Bonsai's pillar.

"I'm back, Elven."

The curses stopped and a moment of silence passed.

And.

Unlike in the past, the Fairy King, who is not alone.

[I've been waiting. You damn Contractor.]

Greeted him with a bright voice.

Part 2, Episode 55

The reunion with each other was brief.

"Elven, could you be..."

[Enough.]

Elven raised her voice before Taehyun could ask.

[It seems like it would be a difficult question.]

"......"

[I'm sorry.]

"I see."

The only being who greeted Taehyun as he headed outside.

Since then, each had lived through countless ages.

'It must mean that the Law is in effect.'

Both Taehyun and Elven were incomparably weaker than when they ended the Race Wars.

The stage was not right for a reunion.

To speak about the outside world, at least one Law would have to be peeled away.

[I, for one, have so many questions I want to ask. But for now, I'll have to be satisfied with this much. You headed to "Silon" to stop the war between me and the Demon King, right?]

Silon.

That seemed to be the name of this village.

"Yes. Rozaria gave me the coordinates."

[You two have such a strong bond, even now.]

"Where's next? That was the only coordinate she gave me."

If she told him a suitably urgent location, he would go there.

Taehyun waited for Elven's choice.

[Haroon. The second village of the Fairy race.]

"If it's the second, it can't be too far from the Divine Tree, right?"

The closer to the Divine Tree, the stronger Elven would be able to use its power.

He'd heard that the tenth village was the furthest from the Divine Tree, so if it was the second, she would be able to provide relatively stronger support.

[Yes. The first village, Arrun, and the second village, Haroon, are both very important to me. But that's a fact that demons like XX also know.]

"Is it because of the Ancient Archdemons?"

The power exerted by the Fairy race, who manipulated spirits, was beyond Taehyun's expectations.

Receiving the Divine Tree's magic, even ordinary fairies possessed martial strength at the level of top-tier species.

Especially top-tier fairies like Peroth possessed a presence comparable to Taehyun's.

If such beings were struggling, it would have to be at least an Archdemon-level foe.

[Yes. Eight Ancient Archdemons surround Arrun, and six surround Haroon. They can withstand it for now, but the longer it's delayed, the more dangerous it will become for us.]

"Wouldn't it be better to go to Arrun right away?"

[With your current power, you'd be certain to lose. It's better to attack Haroon first and then reorganize your forces.]

"What about the Demon Kings?"

[They're monitoring my movements from the Demon Realm. They'll attack as soon as I stray from the Divine Tree.]

She briefly told him about Haroon.

Like Silon, which revered wind, these were children who loved the earth and rain.

[There are two elders. Both have contracts with Spirit Kings, so they'll be helpful in the battle against the Archdemons.]

Spirit Kings.

A power that Elven of the past had not used.

'I can entrust them with two of them.'

Six beings on Diamante's level.

Diablo might be involved in their inner worlds as well.

He needed to be careful.

"I understand. I'll move as soon as my strength recovers. Before that."

Taehyun's gaze turned to the fairies.

To them, Taehyun and Shinji were saviors, but also outsiders.

They were at a loss as to what to do about Taehyun being fused with the bonsai.

They were merely watching the situation with uneasy expressions, due to Shinji still holding Baekya.

"We need to heal that Peroth guy first."

[Tch. That X-headed fool. I've told him so many times...]

Elven, witnessing the devastated village through the eyes of the fused Taehyun, unleashed a torrent of curses at Peroth, who had brought about this situation.

Even so, he couldn't be left to die like this.

[You've formed three mana stones.]

"It hasn't been long. This is the limit for his body right now."

[I know what must have happened to you without having to hear it. I'll inject my mana into one mana stone.]

"That's welcome news."

[I will proceed with a simplified contract.]

At the same time, a massive amount of mana poured in.

Because it was mediated by the bonsai, the speed was incomparable to when it was Rozaria's.

The first mana stone containing Rozaria's mana.

The third mana stone ready to be used at any time.

And.

The moment the second mana stone completely absorbed Elven's mana.

Tting.

[The Skill 'Fairy King's Blessing (SSS)' has been registered.]

A new skill had been registered.

"Fairy King's Blessing, huh."

[It seems to be engraved. Now you won't be treated as a stranger in the fairy villages.]

"Does that mean?"

[It means the contractor is treated as an elder of the fairy race.]

The position of elder was reserved for only a small number of top-tier fairies.

'With this, I can officially use the bonsai of the ten villages.'

The power of the bonsai would be a great help in the battle against the Ancient Archdemons.

"That's reassuring."

Tting.

[The Skill 'Fairy King's Blessing (SSS)' has been activated.]

Hwaaaak.

Colorless mana swirled around Taehyun's body.

The eyes of the watching fairies shook.

It was a sight only Peroth had shown in the village.

[Does not target a specific object.]

He spread the colorless mana wide enough for all the living fairies to be reached.

Ssseusssseusss-.

Hwaaaaa.

The condition of the fairies touched by the mana greatly improved.

Those who had lost limbs experienced ultra-fast regeneration, and those who were trembling from the remnants of fear regained stability.

In addition, the forest, which had withered due to evil energy, quickly recovered its original vitality.

It was an influence that was hard to believe, even when seeing it with their own eyes.

'This is... the power Elven originally possessed.'

It was a different power from when she was resurrected in the past.

It made him wonder what it would have been like if he had met her without her being sealed, if she had grown into an Upper Realm King while preserving her original power.

In the midst of his vague thoughts.

Tting.

[The Skill 'Pandora's Box (???)' has been enhanced.]

[A portion of the Quest 'Pandora's Key' has been fulfilled.]

Two messages appeared.

His head tilted in bewilderment at the unexpected situation.

'Is it because of a different possibility than before?'

The Demon Realm he came into contact with through Diamante and the bonsai he came into contact with through Silon.

All of those were things that the Taehyun of the past had no connection with.

'Come to think of it, the moment Tolkien sent a message was also when it was related to existence.'

The more powerful a being was, the more it could create changes in the flow.

Obtaining clues to becoming an Upper Constellation or higher through a changed future.

That was Taehyun's goal in regressing.

'It seems like I've finally found the way.'

[Why are you grinning like a XX?]

'Elven didn't notice?'

The Law was in effect.

It would be better not to say anything yet.

While he was thinking that.

The fairies surrounded Taehyun and Guigom.

[We express our gratitude on behalf of Peroth.]

[How did you fuse with the bonsai...]

Questions poured in endlessly.

[He is Elven's contractor. As you can see, she has also granted him the position of elder.]

Taehyun showed off the colorless mana.

[Ah...]

[I never imagined the Fairy King would help us in this way...]

[Didn't the Fairy King say she wouldn't make a contractor...?]

There were some who were suspicious, but there was no major resistance.

Because it was a fact that Taehyun had saved their lives.

[The Fairy King is filled with concern for them.]

In his head, he could hear the curses being poured out on the fairies of Silon, who had disobeyed her orders and engaged in battle, but Taehyun smiled brightly and translated.

They wanted Taehyun to stay a little longer, but they didn't hold him back any longer because other villages were also being attacked.

Another top-tier fairy received Elven's permission to turn the bonsai's mana into a shield.

"Shinji. Let's go."

"You're moving non-stop. Next..."

"The second village. Haroon."

Tting.

[The Skill 'Spatial Leap (SSS)' has been activated.]

[Searching for coordinates.]

At the same time that the form of the Gate was being created.

[From now on, I will be with you.]

The coordinates for Haroon were entered.

The Demon Realm.

A realm belonging to another dimension of the Lower Realm, where the Demon race exerted the strongest power.

In a castle located deep within the Demon Realm, two Demon Kings were facing each other.

Beelzebub welcomed Diablo, who had come to visit him.

[My brother, what brings you to this place?]

[Diamante has been annihilated.]

["Foresight"?]

Beelzebub's split crimson eyes flickered.

Diamante was a being with power that ranked among the top of the Ancient Archdemons.

Moreover, Diablo's thought was embedded in his inner world.

The annihilation of such a being was by no means a trivial matter.

[Was it the Fairy King's doing?]

[No. It wasn't Elven.]

[Then what in the world was it?]

Beelzebub was not one to mince words.

Chiiiiiiii-.

The poison surrounding them grew even denser.

He urged him to answer as if to say, hurry up and tell me.

[I don't remember.]

[What...?]

[It's clear that I watched Diamante's annihilation... but my memory was erased right before coming here.]

Kilkilkilkil.

Beelzebub's frivolous laughter echoed throughout the area.

[Oh, dear Diablo. Did my authority consume you?]

[Beelzebub. I'm not joking.]

Shiiiiiiiii-.

The evil energy emanating from Diablo mixed with the poison and subsided.

[Well, never mind. Judging from your reaction, it seems you don't have any idea either. I've made a pointless trip.]

Diablo shook his head, withdrawing his evil energy.

There were several questions surrounding Diamante's annihilation.

The loss of memory and an unknown sense of déjà vu.

He had come in search of Beelzebub, who was on equal footing, thinking he might know something.

It was Diablo realizing that his expectation had been in vain.

[Well, what's important now is the Fairy King's movement.]

They were using the Archdemons of "Gate" and "Tracking" to monitor Elven's movements.

Because they knew that she had to leave the Divine Tree in order to save other villages.

[The moment she leaves the Divine Tree, I'll twist her neck.]

[Even without the Divine Tree, the Fairy King's power is beyond standard.]

[That's why it's strange, isn't it?]

Sshiiik- Sshiiik-.

Beelzebub made a metallic sound, recalling the arrogant face of the Fairy King.

[If it was that damn Fairy King, she shouldn't be preoccupied with defense, but should have invaded the Demon Realm with the power fused with the Divine Tree.]

The two Demon Kings at full strength fused with the Demon Realm, and the Ancient Archdemons to face her.

That was the first plan.

[It seems the Fairy race has joined hands with the succubi.]

Diablo recalled Rozaria's contractor, who had faced Diamante.

He didn't remember how his thought had been defeated or how Diamante had been annihilated.

What was certain was that.

[Kim Taehyun. It was definitely a name like that.]

[Kilkilkil. The succubus race? It seems they've also joined hands with the vampires? He's moving together with that succubus's contractor.]

[That sounds like new information.]

Come to think of it, it seemed there was someone moving with Kim Taehyun.

As soon as he thought that, a pain as if five horns were piercing his head struck him.

A headache.

A pain that was not fitting for the Demon King's strong body.

["Desire" was defeated by the vampire race's contractor.]

[A series of unexpected events...]

The Fairy King lowered her lofty pride and formed an alliance.

The contractors of the archenemies Igmun and Rozaria were moving together.

Something that they hadn't anticipated was happening.

[Even so, there is no change to the plan. They also don't intend to move directly, so they must have sent a contractor or something. For now, pressure Arrun and Haroon.]

[We must also keep in mind the possibility that contractors will appear there.]

[Oh my~ What is the great "Fear" afraid of?]

There was mockery mixed in Beelzebub's voice.

Diablo of Fear, who had reached the same level as him.

Unlike his innate authority, he had a cautious personality.

It was a personality that was the opposite of the instinctual Beelzebub.

[Don't be overconfident.]

[If you're so worried, you can dispatch additional Archdemon brothers. I'll also release more troops.]

Beelzebub said he would move his 20,000 demons to pressure the territories of the succubus and vampire races.

[Good. Then I'll take responsibility for capturing Haroon. Only then will the Fairy King move, it seems.]

[Now that's like "Fear". If we can annihilate only the Fairy race, we can produce a new Demon King through the Divine Tree. If that happens, there will be nothing left that can stop us.]

He said that he would make all the archdukes kneel and enslave all races.

[What about after that?]

[After?]

[Do you intend to advance to the 6th floor?]

[The 6th floor...]

They had been in the Tower since birth, and it had not been long since they had realized that the place they were staying was the 5th floor.

And today.

Diablo had suddenly vaguely remembered that there was a 6th floor.

[Isn't it strange? Why haven't we aimed for the 6th floor until now?]

[Indeed... that is strange.]

Beelzebub, who had been making frivolous taunts, also recognized the strangeness.

The thought didn't last long.

[We'll find out if we get rid of that Fallen Angel bastard.]

The Fallen Angel who suddenly appeared one day and took the seat of the Archduke.

Beelzebub, recalling Lucifer's face, narrowed his crimson eyes that were like a fly's.

Just where did that guy and his forces suddenly come from?

Something was wrong.

Diablo was feeling such a sense of déjà vu.

[I'll be going now.]

He merely quietly left Beelzebub's castle.

Part 2, Episode 56

The moment Taehyun passed through the gate via space leap.

Taehyun realized they were surrounded by numerous fairy race members.

'Looks like we arrived properly.'

A huge natural energy nestled in a lush forest.

And numerous top-tier beings and energies surpassing them.

It was a similar landscape to Ceylon, but the substance was completely different.

'Is this the difference between the tenth village and the second village?'

Elven had said that Arun and Harun were among the most important of the ten villages.

Besides being close to the divine beast, he thought there must be another reason.

'Come to think of it, wasn't the name of the 2nd floor's maze Harun?'

Taehyun was thinking this when.

[Who are you?]

A middle-aged man with silver hair reaching his waist. He with pointed ears approached Taehyun and Guigeom.

'Strong.'

A presence equal to Diamante. Or even greater.

And.

[This magical wave is from the bonsai. You came over using Ceylon's bonsai.]

A middle-aged woman with a presence equal to the man stood beside him.

In addition, those who wouldn't be strange to be called top-tier fairies were raising their magic one by one.

They were trying to take action if they saw any suspicious movements.

'Clumsy.'

Taking action after showing movements is already a late action.

It would be enough to subdue them first and then ask about their identity.

Once again, he could see how lacking the fairy race was in their awareness of war.

First, it was important to clear up the misunderstanding.

[The contractor of the Fairy King greets the fairies of Harun.]

Taehyun greeted with as much courtesy as possible.

[Contractor...?]

[Of the Fairy King...?]

Not only those with power beyond the top-tier, but all the fairies in the area showed the same reaction.

It was the same look he had seen in Ceylon a little while ago.

Instead of answering, they raised their energy.

Kiiiiii-

The second magic stone rotated, and colorless magic bloomed.

The giant bonsai that had been soaring in the center of Harun emitted magic as if in response.

Despite the distance, it had synchronized.

It was a sight only allowed to the elders in each village.

[Amazing. The Fairy King really made a contractor.]

[But why didn't you say anything to us...?]

Taehyun quietly watched the two top-tier fairies observing him.

'Trying to gain trust hastily could strain the relationship.'

If Elven didn't say anything to them, there must be a good reason.

[A human using the language of the fairy race and synchronizing with the bonsai... You must be Harun's elder, Elliot.]

[We have been lacking in treating our guests. I am Harun's elder, Pasit.]

The middle-aged man was Elliot. The middle-aged woman was Pasit.

There were two elders.

[I'm Kim Taehyun. This is Nakata Shinji. A guest.]

"Kim Taehyun, I think your introduction is a bit strange..."

"A New Korean and a Japanese person, huh."

Taehyun was embarrassed by Elliot's unexpected Korean.

"Don't be too surprised. Harun often interacts with humans."

This time, Pasit spoke in fluent Japanese.

Shinji was embarrassed this time.

There seemed to be no need to hold back his questions.

"Are you perhaps related to the maze on the 2nd floor of the tower?"

The Maze Harun.

The place where the saintess and Yoo Ah-young had a bet in the past.

[You're quick to notice. Let's go inside to talk about the details.]

[If you don't mind, I would like the person who feels like a vampire to stay here.]

Pasit said, looking at Shinji.

Unlike Taehyun, she couldn't feel Elven's magic from him.

"Shinji. Wait a moment."

"Understood."

Shinji nodded. At Pasit's gesture, the gathered fairies quickly dispersed.

One of them guided Shinji to a nearby cabin.

[Well, you, this way.]

Taehyun entered the cabin that seemed to be the oldest in the village.

The cabin, which seemed to be inhabited by two people, was larger than expected.

It was as vast as swallowing a huge stadium whole.

[Don't be too surprised. It's thanks to the space expansion technique.]

[Faries can't occupy and live in all the forests.]

Pasit, who offered Taehyun a chair, brought tea.

Water was poured from the air with magic, and the teacup was warmed.

[Well, then, shall we get to the main point? Did the Fairy King send you?]

[We didn't hear anything special from Elven. We only received the order not to start a battle with the demon race.]

"That's probably right. She's too busy recovering from the damage in Ceylon."

[Hmm... So Ceylon was breached after all.]

"There was some damage, but the bonsai is safe. Elven is also busy sending magic to other villages."

The story of what happened in Ceylon and the alliance between the fairy race and the succubus race was exchanged.

When Taehyun said that he was the simultaneous contractor of the Succubus Queen and the Fairy King, Elliot and Pasit were simply impressed. When they heard that Shinji was impersonating the contractor of Igmun, they looked horrified.

And Taehyun also learned that they were each contracted with a spirit king.

"Earth and Bira... Amazing. Then, are all the fairies in the village contracted with two kinds of spirits?"

[Not really. Usually, it's limited to one attribute, but... depending on the talent, it's also possible to contract with multiple attributes.]

[Elven has contracted with more than ten spirit kings.]

That was something Taehyun didn't even know.

When they were together in the past, she had never talked deeply about spirits.

'If it's about the Spirit King level, it's not enough to compare to an ancient Great Demon... But does Bira even have an attribute?'

As if seeing through Taehyun's thoughts, Pasit smiled and continued.

['Rain' is more of a concept derived from 'water' rather than an attribute. We are originally a tribe that worshiped 'earth.' We have only been able to accept new attributes as we lived for many years.]

[The Arun tribe accepted five elements. Similarly, there are also five elders.]

Arun, the first village of the fairy race, and Harun, the second village.

Taehyun showed a puzzled reaction to the larger gap than he thought.

[Harun isn't called the second village because of its power. The third village, Roland, and the sixth village, Hazel, are actually more powerful. They have all accepted three elements.]

“……”

At this point, it becomes clear how weak Ceylon was and why the powerful demon race suffered such a devastating blow.

He thought he knew everything as the Lower Realm King.

'It was just a drop in the bucket.'

First, it would be best to clarify the purpose of coming here.

"Elven said that if the barrier in the remaining villages were to be breached, this would be the first."

[That's right. There are six ancient Great Demons waiting.]

[Arun's situation isn't good either, but there is such a thing as relative power.]

According to what the two elders had identified, the Great Demons were weakening the natural energy in the area by transferring the demon world.

It was a different strategy than Ceylon.

Taehyun asked the question that had been constantly lingering in his mind.

"You said a little while ago that Harun is connected to the maze. Is that the reason?"

[No. I don't think the demon race would know that far. They're just trying to take advantage of the geographical advantage since it's close to the divine beast.]

[The Great Demons surrounding Harun are all on Diablo's side. It's said that Belzebub is on Arun's side... They're probably trying to take over the two villages at the same time by transferring part of the demon world. Unless the Demon King himself steps in, that would be the most efficient way to break the barriers of Arun and Harun.]

Demon world transfer.

That means proudly revealing the domain of the demon race belonging to another dimension in the Lower Realm.

In fact, it was also a method used by the demon race before the fairy race was annihilated in the past.

The demon race that Taehyun faced when he was the Lower Realm King had already transferred the demon world and suffered a devastating blow.

'We have to stop the transfer.'

The fact that the two Demon Kings joined forces to defeat Elven had already happened.

To change the future, it was right to start by shaking the board they had seized first.

Elliot, who had emptied his tea, sighed.

[Actually, I also considered annihilating with the six ancient Great Demons. If we could synchronize the two Spirit Kings with the bonsai's magic, somehow...]

"That's probably impossible."

[That's because you've never seen a Spirit King. A Spirit King is with the ancient Great Demon...]

As expected, they didn't know.

What kind of trap was hidden in the minds of the ancient Great Demons. Especially the ones who follow Diablo.

"I know well enough that the power of the Spirit King is great. But the problem is the Demon King in the minds of the Great Demons."

Taehyun told them about what happened in the battle with Diamante.

Elliot and Pasit both looked like they had been hit in the head.

This is because they know that no matter how strong their minds are, they cannot defeat the Demon King.

If they made a mistake, the bonsai would fall into the hands of the demons.

[We almost made a big mistake.]

[Kim Taehyun. If it weren't for you, we would have been caught in a trap.]

Elliot and Pasit readily admitted their mistakes.

They realized that other villages could have been destroyed because of them.

[Did Elven foresee this future?]

[Then why didn't you tell me that far? I just told you not to engage...]

'Is it dangerous to get involved deeply after all?'

From Elliot and Pasit's questions, I confirmed that Elven was exposed to several laws.

Even if you have memories, you cannot speak or act carelessly.

They looked at the barrier beyond the window.

It won't collapse right now.

'It's a matter of time.'

The operation that was premised on annihilation, in which the two elders sacrificed themselves to stop the six Great Demons, failed before it even started.

Now, we had to find a new method.

'To attack with the bonsai's magic, we have to release the barrier. However, it's not good to rely on Dople either.'

He's a hidden card.

Showing the Demon King the inner demons several times was too much of a potential risk.

At that time.

[How about you try learning spiritism?]

Elliot, who had emptied his tea, asked calmly.

"Me?"

[Certainly, you seem to be able to communicate with spirits well enough.]

Taehyun is human, but he formed a magic stone.

In addition, he was granted the position of elder by accepting the magic of the Succubus Queen and the Fairy King.

Objectively, it would not be strange to contract with a spirit.

[Even if it's a lower spirit, if it's synchronized with the bonsai, it will exert power greater than a regular high-level spirit.]

[With your level of affinity, you should be able to contract with a high-level spirit. If you use the bonsai's magic, you may be able to temporarily exert the influence of a spirit king level.]

Pasit strengthened Elliot's words.

'Is this also a different possibility from before?'

Taehyun, who returned after losing the Starry War, is looking for new possibilities.

"Good."

There was no reason to refuse.

To contract with a spirit, one must enter the spirit realm.

The method that the fairy races prefer most is to open the dimension by synchronizing with the divine beast's magic.

Now.

The two elders who are qualified to synchronize with the divine beast are controlling the bonsai's magic.

Taehyun also sat cross-legged in front of the divine beast, concentrating on the flow of magic.

The divine beast's magic, which had already been activated with the 'Fairy King's Blessing', was stirring through his body and mind.

'If possible, I wish I could contract with the four major spirits.'

Taehyun recalled the explanation a little while ago while accepting the two elders' magic.

Four attributes and spirits.

Starting from them, there are dozens of derived attributes, and each has its own structured grade.

The being at the pinnacle of each attribute is the Spirit King.

It is a being who has achieved the best level in one attribute, and unlike regular spirit summoning, it is said to only manifest a part of its power.

The elders of the fairy race had said that they had contracted with at least one spirit king, so it wouldn't be strange for Taehyun to contract with a spirit king as well.

That alone would be enough to compete with the ancient Great Demon, so it would be of great help in future battles.

'Come to think of it, the element was Typhon's authority. Is that also related?'

Elven and Typhon.

The best sculptures in the Lower Realm that No Name had created.

Unlike Elven, who is still alive, it was strange that Typhon was still sealed after being destroyed once.

'I feel like this is getting more and more tangled.'

He was thinking that when.

Similar auras to what he felt in Ceylon were felt around Taehyun.

The difference was that the size of the power was considerable.

[What, it's not Elven? It's not even a fairy race...?]

[To call us all at once. A monster has come. Hey, what's your identity?]

[The human who saved Peroth...?]

Three different voices echoed in his head.

Sreuk.

Taehyun quietly opened his eyes.

And.

'This is different from the story.'

The huge presence floating in front of him.

It didn't take him long to realize that they were Spirit Kings.

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