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nAfter deciding to teleport to Delphine, the capital of the Haru Kingdom, all preparations finished quickly.

nChoi Han stepped forward as well after Eruhaben.

n“I will go as well, Cale0nim.”

nEruhaben shook his head.

n“No, Choi Han, you stay here. Cale, you agree, right?”

n“Uhh… mm.”

nCale pointed to Raon, who was fluttering his wings next to him.

n“I think it would be fine for just the two of us to go?”

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n“You cannot do that, Cale-nim.”

nChoi Han and Eruhaben shook their heads at the same time.

nRaon puffed up his cheeks.

n“What is the issue?! The two of us is enough!”

n“Hoo hoo.”

nMila quietly chuckled as she spoke.

n“It is because you are both troublemakers.”

n“…….”

n“…….”

nCale and Raon looked around as if they had been wronged, but nobody took their side.

n“I will be going with Raon and Cale. It’ll be the three of us.”

nThe ancient Dragon made the decision as if to say he will not accept any comments. His gaze then turned toward the Haru Kingdom's people at a corner of the room.

n“…Minister?”

n“Yes, yes sir.”

nBailey wiped some cold sweat off her forehead.

nRaon approached her and cautiously asked.

n“Hey Minister! Are you still hurting? Shouldn’t you be getting some rest?”

n“N, not at all. I am okay. Oh esteemed Dragon.”

nHonestly speaking, Bailey felt as if her mind would go blank right now.

n‘How many Dragons are here?’

nRaon, Eruhaben, Rasheel, and Mila…

nShe had seen four Dragons until now.

nShe would have fainted a long time ago if it wasn't for her many years of experience.

n“…….”

n“…….”

nBailey's aide and Sam had already blanked out, so she had to at least maintain consciousness.

n“Minister-nim, are you really okay?”

nBailey calmed herself after hearing Cale’s question and answered with a stiff expression on her face.

n“This is not the time to be resting, sir.”

nShe had no idea when the Holy Empire would realize something was wrong and make their move.

nThey had to move as quickly as possible so that King Dennis would not get flustered no matter the situation.

n“Huuuuu.”

nShe let out a short breath before continuing to speak.

n“There is only one proper mage in the Haru Kingdom.”

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"But you said that person is part of the Empire faction?”

n“Yes, sir. That is why we are unfortunately not able to contact his Majesty in a different way and have to teleport immediately-”

nBailey stopped for a moment before continuing to speak.

n“I ask for your understanding even if there is chaos for a moment and it becomes disordered.”

n“Yes, ma’am. That is okay.”

nA little chaos was nothing to Cale who had even thought about barging into the palace.

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"Then Minister-nim… Where would these coordinates place us within the Royal Palace?”

n“Ah-”

nBailey realized she had not told them yet and calmly answered.

n“It is the bedroom.”

n“?”

n“It is his Majesty’s bedroom.”

n“?”

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"That is the most secretive place.”

nCale was silent for a moment before he asked.

n“…There should be no issues, right?”

nYes sir. None at all.”

nCale decided to trust the Minister's gentle smile, no, he just decided to stop thinking.

nBecause they did not have time.

n“I'll cast the spell.”

nEruhaben stepped forward and gently pushed Raon back a bit.

nThe training ground at the basement of the Black Castle…

nThere were a few of the Haru Kingdom's people, in addition to the ones going with Bailey to the capital, in this decently large training ground. The Village Chief was there as well.

nEruhaben did not want them to see Raon using magic. He spoke to the others.

n“Hold on even if it is a bit difficult to handle.”

nBailey clenched her hands together.

nShe had already heard the explanation. A Dragon needed to use Dragon Fear to dominate the area in order to cast a spell.

nBailey agreed to hear a detailed explanation once they met the king, so Bailey chose to not ask anything else and simply watched.

nOoooooooong-

nThe air rumbled.

nThe air around her slowly started to get heavier.

nBailey realized that the Dragon was being considerate of them and using his Dragon Fear extremely slowly and weakly.

nHowever, she still felt suffocated.

n‘Mmph.’

nIt was definitely different.

nThe density and depth of this Dragon Fear was different from the force used by the Dragon half-bloods in the First Knights Brigade.

nThe pressure and awe that humans feel when seeing a beautiful natural scenery in front of them… It was like subconsciously gasping in response. This aura did not only have fear and dread within it.

nSomething of the world that humans did not have…

nIt felt as if she was facing one of the deepest secrets hidden in this world.

nA fear that she could not describe, potentially from getting a peek at one of the laws of the world, stimulated her.

n‘Is this Dragon Fear?’

nEven an extremely light form of Dragon Fear was making her feel such strong emotions…

nHow would a full Dragon Fear feel?

nBailey suddenly looked toward Cale's back.

nThe aura that destroyed the Dragon half-bloods earlier…

nThe other humans did not properly experience that aura earlier. She had no idea how a human like him could use such an aura, but… Would his power be like this as well?

nBailey felt curiosity, anticipation, and concern all at the same time.

n‘…What could Sir Cale want?’

nShe still had not figured that out.

n‘I'm sure we will figure that out as well once we meet with his Majesty.’

nThere was no need for her to make any rash judgments.

nOooooo– oooooo–

nA white gold magic circle appeared at the center of the training ground.

n‘Ah.’

nThe Dragon Fear disappeared and only the radiant white gold light filled Bailey's eyes.

nIt was beautiful.

n“Let’s go.”

nThe ancient Dragon was the first to step onto the magic circle.

nCale and Raon followed him before Bailey motioned to her aide and Sam as she got onto the magic circle as well.

nSam, who was the last to move, made eye contact with a senior knight. He nodded his head with a determined look on his face after seeing his senior knight nodding his head, telling him to do well.

n‘Sam. Tell his Majesty exactly what you saw.’

nThe reason Sam, who was young and the newest knight in the group, was going with this group was because he had seen the most.

nSam calmed his heart that was running wild from fear, excitement, nervousness, he didn’t really know, as he stepped onto the magic circle.

nOoooooooong-

nDragon Fear rose up a bit again, and…

nPaaaat-!

nCale’s group disappeared from the spot.

n“Mm.”

nOne of the Haru Kingdom's knights gulped after seeing that.

n‘How amazing.’

nThis was his first time seeing teleportation. It was shocking but he barely managed to not let his shock show.

nThe butler of this castle walked up next to him.

n“I will escort you to your lodging.”

n“Yes, sir.”

nHe respectfully answered the butler before leaving the basement training ground with the others.

nRasheel watched them leave before asking.

n“What do we do now?”

nMila answered him.

n“Follow me.”

nThe group following Mila arrived at a meeting room in one of the middle floors of the Black Castle.

nClick.

nThe door opened.

nThree women, whom Cale had left behind a request with, were looking at a map on top of the center table and chatting.

nFormer Dragon Lord Sheritt asked Mila who just walked in.

n“Did they leave?”

n“Yes, ma’am. They left.”

nRasheel couldn't hide his curiosity and blurted out.

n“Hey, human mage. What do we need to do?”

nHe was looking at Rosalyn.

nChoi Han also looked toward Rosalyn. On the other hand, Rosalyn motioned toward the Chief who had awkwardly followed behind the group.

n“Chief-nim, please come over here.”

n“Hey, I asked you what we need to do.”

nRosalyn then nonchalantly responded to Rasheel's question.

n“Nothing right now.”

nShe then pointed toward the map for the Chief to see.

n“Mm.”

nThe Chief gulped.

nA portion of the Erghe Mountain Range, their village, and the vast fields outside…

nEverything was drawn on this map.

n‘Where did she get this?

nDid Minister Bailey give it to her?’

nRosalyn spoke in a refreshing tone before he could ask anything.

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"We are planning on fortifying this whole area.”

nCale had asked Rosalyn.

n‘Miss Rosalyn. We are lacking when it comes to numbers. You know what we need, right?’

n‘Please don’t worry.’

nShe knew the answer even without him saying anything.

n“The ten mages that came with me will work with me to create large-scale magic circles in multiple locations on this map.”

nRosalyn’s subordinates were part of the one hundred who came here.

nShe had pulled them out of building the Magic Tower to come with her. They were also talented battle mages who had worked with Cale and Rosalyn since the War against the Indomitable Alliance.

nThe Chief's eyes opened wide.

n“M, ma’am, you are able to use magic?”

n“NO, sir.”

nRosalyn shook her head.

n“Ah.”

nRosalyn smiled toward the sighing Chief. Choi Han could see that Rosalyn's gaze was firm despite saying that she could not use magic.

n‘Choi Han. You said that you could use your aura, right? Can I ask you how you did that?’

n‘… Domain. You just need to create a domain.’

n‘Is it the same as young master Cale?’

n‘Yes.’

n‘How did you make that? Can you tell me?’

nHe had no problem telling Rosalyn, one of his close friends.

n‘In my case, the aura automatically started flowing out once I became certain about my path.’

n‘Ah.’

nRosalyn's face did not look good as she gasped.

nChoi Han had a decent idea about why she did that.

nOf the people he had met until now, there was nobody who was as firm about their path and pushed forward without any hesitation like Rosalyn.

nMaybe she should have created this aura sooner than Choi Han had done.

nHowever, Rosalyn soon removed the concerned portion of her expression and her face lit up.

n‘Choi Han, in that case…’

n‘Yeah?’

n‘You are saying I should be able to use Dragon Fear as well? No. You are saying I can create something that is different from Dragon Fear; something that is my own?’

n‘As expected of Rosalyn.’ Choi Han thought to himself.

nShe could not hide her curiosity.

nNo, it was not just curiosity, it was a desire.

n‘…I may be able to grow my magic one step higher.’

nHe then heard Rosalyn gently speaking to the Chief.

n“Chief-nim, although we cannot use magic right now, we have our knowledge of magic and can make the preparations for magic as much as we want. That will be extremely beneficial.”

nAs long as they install some magic circles throughout the area, they will just need to activate them in the future.

nActivating shouldn’t be a problem as they had Dragons, Cale, and Choi Han.

n“As for our large-scale magic circles, hmm… I can say this much with certainty-”

nRosalyn said it loudly despite Dragons being there with them.

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"Even the Dragons will be shocked.”

nRosalyn had not stopped research while constructing the Magic Tower.

n‘Let’s install these magic circles as well.’

n‘Will that be okay, ma’am? These are for warfare.’

n‘Miss Rosalyn. We may end up going to war against the entire continent.’

nCale had said to Rosalyn.

n‘Most of this continent’s power configuration would have been newly reconstructed since the cataclysmic period.’

nCale had not stopped worrying because the Dragon half-blood Knights Brigade were weaker than he had expected. In fact, the look on his face became more serious after his conversation with Bailey.

n‘Even in the Haru Kingdom, the opposing faction supporting the Empire has more influence than the king himself. I'm sure the other nations are worse if not at the same level.’

nThere would be many people supporting the Holy Empire's authority and power.

n‘Furthermore, the Dragon half-blood Knights Brigade was much weaker than we expected.’

n‘Young master Cale, do you think they were just putting on a façade?’

n‘Yes, Miss Rosalyn.’

nAfter magic and aura became a power only the smallest amount of individuals can use, it could be said that all of Aipotu became weaker.

n‘May I ask why?’

n‘It is because of the Blood Demon.’

nHowever, Cale did not believe that Aipotu was weaker now.

n‘The Blood Demon has killed hundreds of thousands of people and done all sorts of things in order to fight the Dragons, the Purple Bloods in Aipotu.’

nThe reason Cale brought one hundred strong people with him was because of what happened in the Central Plains with the Blood Cult.

nAn opponent stronger than the Blood Cult…

nIt was vigilance toward the Purple Bloods as the Blood Demon had been scared of them.

nCale did not tell Rosalyn, but there was one more thing he was worried about.

n‘The God of Balance also did not say anything about me bringing a hundred people with me.’

nThat meant that he needed to have at least that level of preparation for the balance to be right.

n‘The God of Balance will argue that we are breaking the balance if our side was too strong.’

nThat meant that Aipotu was stronger than the combined strength of the 100 in his group.

nCale did not share this thought with Rosalyn but did emphasize something with her.

n‘Preparations save lives.’

nRosalyn remembered the battle against the Indomitable Alliance that Cale’s preparations had created.

nThat was why she said this to the group inside the meeting room.

n“These are all necessary preparations to get ready for another subjugation squad showing up, so please follow the steps.”

nThere was one another thing Rosalyn wanted while they did these preparations.

n‘…I'm in a period of stagnation.’

nShe knew that her magic was currently in a period of stagnation.

nMaybe this world, a place where she could not use magic properly, would give this the chance to grow.

nOpportunities always follow danger.

n‘And I am here because I did not miss that opportunity.”

nAlthough what she just said could sound arrogant, Rosalyn truly had not missed it. She had persisted no matter what it took.

nShe planned on doing so this time as well.

nMila, who had been quiet, made a comment.

n“If Rosalyn is at the center to prepping for the subjugation squad, then the inquisitors-”

nShe looked somewhere.

nA woman, who had been looking at the map until now, raised her head.

nShe opened her mouth.

n“I will take care of them.”

nDark Elf Tasha.

nShe smiled at them.

n“Pendrick and I will take care of the inquisitors.”

nThe Inquisitors, whom they believed to be Elves…

nDark Elves such as Tasha, Elves like Pendrick, and many Elves and Dark Elves would be dragged into this.

nRasheel opened his mouth at that moment.

n“You said even a Dragon might show up? I'll take care of that.”

nHe then added on.

n“Plus, someone needs to use Dragon Fear for you all to use your powers. I will use Dragon Fear so use your powers within its domain.”

nMila smiled gently and commented in a quiet voice.

n“How active of you.”

n“Hmph.”

nRasheel snorted but could not answer Mila's question.

nHe then must have found something to be uncomfortable as he added on.

n“It is because I want to pummel those mother**ing Dragons whose brains have rotted to the core! It is absolutely not because I want to help Cale Henituse!”

n“Hoo hoo.”

nMila and Sheritt quietly chuckled while Rasheel frowned and tried to say something else.

nBut he couldn't do that.

nTap tap. Someone was tapping his arm. He turned his head to see a white-haired man.

n“What the…?”

nThe white hair and green-eyed man, Clopeh Sekka, was smiling.

n“May I come with you?”

n“Huh?”

nClopeh had asked Tasha.

nI want to be part of the team going after the Inquisitors…”

n“Mm. Well, it doesn't matter to us.”

nTasha answered.

nRasheel, who then received Clopeh’s gaze, flinched before answering.

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"Well, it shouldn't matter, right?”

nHe then thought to himself.

n‘That **er's gaze is weird.’

nThat guy seemed to be the one who was out of his damn mind.

nHowever, he did not say that part out loud.

nCrazy bastards were best when fighting against crazy bastards.

nThese punks who quietly stood there as if they were shy but had sparkling gazes were the most suitable for such situations.

nAs everybody was figuring out their roles, former Lord Sheritt slowly moved back and sighed.

n“Huuuuuu.”

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"Did something happen?”

nMila came over right on time and Sheritt shook her head.

n“You must be worried about the children.”

nHowever, Mila’s next comments made Sheritt smile bitterly without being able to answer.

n“No.”

n“I'm sure that’s not the case. You must be worried about Raon going to the capital. In addition-”

nMila could not finish her sentence.

nThe children she mentioned were not only talking about Raon.

nHer other child or really her other child's enemy…

nThe Dragon half-blood.

nMila, who could not mention the half-blood who became a Bone Dragon, trailed off a bit before asking.

n“…Who is with them?”

nLord Sheritt closed her eyes before opening them back. Her gaze moved toward the rear garden of the Black Castle.

n“I'm pretty sure Beacrox, Witira, and Sui Khan are with them.

nShe then added on.

n“…They are probably interrogating the Captain and the Dragon half-bloods of the First Knights Brigade.”

nThe Dragon half-bloods of Aipotu…

nThe Dragon half-blood was in charge of dealing with them.

n“He apparently volunteered himself for it.”

nThis was what the Dragon half-blood had wanted.

nMila stopped talking for a moment. Sheritt joined her in the silence.

nHowever, the area around the two Dragons was quite wordy.

nThe Holy Empire and the Purple Bloods…

nThe preparations to go up against them were being prepared one after the other.

n* * *

nPaaaat-!

nCale opened his eyes after sensing the bright light.

n“?”

nKing Dennis, a young boy who had a completely blank face from confusion, was looking at him.

nDennis then blurted out.

n“You are-”

n‘Hmm?’

nBefore Cale could respond in any way…

nKing Dennis continued.

n“You are the disappeared youngest young master?”

nCale started to speak at that moment.

n“Excuse me?”

nThe young King reacted back.

n“Hmm?”

nThe two of them blankly looked at each other.

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