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“So, to sum it up, is this Carlos’s divine weapon and one of the Ultimate Series, the Ultimate Three – Dragon Sword Ascalon?”
“yes that’s right.”
Cordelia smiled brightly and answered Kamael’s question.
It was because I felt a strange sense of pride that Kamael, of all people, was so surprised right now.
“It’s amazing. It’s really amazing.”
Kamael, once again amazed, looked down at Ascalon, who was standing on his two hands.
The moment it left Uder’s hand, Ascalon returned to its original state – that is, its sealed state – and although it looked like nothing more than a fancy sword, Kamael was the one called the Sword Demon.
I could clearly sense the power hidden beyond the seal of Ascalon.
Moreover, Kamael was not the only one present.
“Uder, and Cordelia. May I take a look at Ascalon?”
Cordelia quickly nodded to Lena’s question, and so did Uther. There was no particular reason to stop him.
“then.”
As Lena approached, Kamael immediately handed over Ascalon.
“Ultimate Series… I’ve only heard about it, but this is my first time seeing it in person.”
As Lena spoke softly and examined Ascalon, Landius also approached quietly and examined the sword together.
“It looks like it’s sealed… Do I need some kind of ritual to use it properly?”
“That’s right, Randy. It can’t be used in this condition.”
Lena smiled affectionately at Landius, then looked at Ascalon again and soon narrowed her eyebrows.
Because I discovered a crucial difference between the general Ultimate series and Ascalon.
“Lena?”
“Umm··· This might be a bit difficult······.”
Instead of answering Landius’ question, she muttered quietly and raised her head. This time, Kamael asked.
“What’s going on? Is this a seal that even you can’t break?”
“Um… maybe?”
Lena smiled insecurely and looked back at everyone again.
“This sword has a special seal. Only those with the dragon’s factor can use it.”
“Dragon’s factor? Are you talking about the Dragonblood who inherited the dragon’s blood?”
When Kamael asked again, Lena nodded.
“Basically, yes. It’s impossible for a normal human to have the dragon’s factor. This sword seems to have been originally intended for dragons like the Dragonblood or… Draconians.”
At Lena’s words, Kamael also narrowed his eyebrows.
Kamael had spent the past ten years researching and investigating ways to fight against demons, so he was more knowledgeable about ancient relics than any ordinary wizard.
That’s why he could immediately understand what Lena meant when she said that she needed the dragon’s factor.
“Is the spirit and flesh of the dragon that was used to create Ascalon the problem?”
A dragon that hates dragons.
But in the end, it was a dragon.
To unleash the power of Ascalon, the dragon’s factor was needed.
“By the way, wasn’t Carlos a quarter dragon?”
“Oh, that too was born with genetic inheritance, so it’s said that his blood was almost as thick as that of a half-breed.”
When Lena answered Landius’ question, Kaisa quickly nodded.
Because when the story about Carlos, the great hero of the South, came up, I found myself wanting to join in.
But unfortunately for Caesar, the group didn’t have the heart to talk about Carlos at length.
Because what was important now was Ascalon.
“There’s nothing I can do. It’s not like I can suddenly get a dragon bloodsucker from somewhere.”
Moreover, being a hemolytic was not enough.
One had to be capable enough to fight while holding Ascalon himself.
“Hmm… Then is it too much to use it as a sword of slaughter? Of course, it has value just as a divine object that gathers the power of the seven southern families.”
When Landius spoke with a face dripping with regret, Rena pursed her lips slightly, then quickly fixed Ascalon and spoke.
“It’s not like there’s no way.”
“What does that mean?”
When Kamael quickly asked, Landius also looked at Lena with eyes full of anticipation.
Lena continued speaking with a smile that seemed to indicate that she was either slightly uncomfortable with the gazes of the two people or that she found Landius’ expectant face cute.
“You can use transformation magic. If you transform into a draconian, you will gain the dragon’s factor.”
“oh.”
When I thought about it, it was true.
If there is no tolerance, why not just create it?
“However, there are quite a few materials needed to properly use the dragon’s factor. And… Randina Kamael probably won’t be able to transform. Do you two know why?”
“I know.”
Whether it was Landius or Kamael, they were already beings that were far from being pure humans.
Landius was born a human and became a giant using the art of ancestral regression, so a transformation that simply changed his appearance would have been fine, but a transformation that changed his very nature could have caused various side effects later on.
In Kamael’s case, things were a little different. Since he had already strengthened both his spirit and flesh beyond their limits through the various secret arts of the Holy Cross Guardians, there was concern that using transformation magic that would change his essence would upset the balance between his spirit and flesh.
“But there’s no need for Nana Landius to use Ascalon. If we were simply looking for someone with the ability to use Ascalon, it would be much easier than finding a dragon.”
No, there was no need to look for it in the first place.
There was Uther, and there was Sebastian Le Guin, the Southern Swordsman who never betrayed anyone.
“What materials are needed for consciousness?”
“Basically, we need various byproducts of the dragon. Like teeth and hearts. And if we add a few more things······.”
As Lena listed the ingredients one by one, Kamael slowly nodded.
“If they are dragon byproducts, there are already two dragon corpses in the square, so there shouldn’t be a problem. If we mobilize the Holy Cross Guardians, we can quickly gather the other materials.”
When Kamael smiled faintly, Landius also burst into hearty laughter.
And that was the moment.
“Well, by the way.”
When Yuder raised his hand slightly and spoke, Kamael flinched, then looked at Yuder with expectant eyes and asked.
“Could it be that you already have all the ingredients you just mentioned?”
“Oh, disciple. No way?”
As Landius and even Lena’s eyes lit up, Yuder smiled bitterly and waved his hand.
“No, that’s not it.”
“Then what is it?”
In response to Kamael’s question, which was clearly disappointed, Yuder tried to appear calm as he continued to speak.
“Cordelia and I have the dragon factor.”
“Yeah, there’s the dragon factor… what?”
“There is a dragon factor.”
As Uther raised his right hand, Cordelia also raised her hand excitedly, showing the back of her hand.
A dragon emblem engraved directly by the Golden Dragon King.
Kamael blinked with a blank expression, while Lena’s eyes widened in response.
And the only one left, Landius, opened his eyes wide with a blank expression, then burst into laughter.
“Indeed, my disciple.”
If you pretend, it will turn out well.
A very satisfied Landius smiled happily and patted Kamael on the back, and Kamael returned his dazed face to his usual cool expression and coughed in vain as he spoke.
“Ahem, try speaking a little faster next time.”
“Yes, I will do that.”
As Kamael coughed again at Uther’s answer, Cordelia quickly sent a message magic.
[Yuder, Yuuder. Look at Kamael. It’s the first time I’ve seen Kamael’s face red.]
[me too.]
In the second part of Heroes Chronicles, Kamael’s speech and facial expressions were reduced compared to the first part, perhaps because all of his comrades, including Landius, were dead.
But the Kamael before my eyes now was different.
I was blushing and feeling embarrassed because of the embarrassment.
‘He’s really handsome.’
No, I should say it’s pretty.
Kamael, who usually had an overwhelming androgynous charm, looked more beautiful than any other woman when he blushed slightly on his cheeks and ears.
“Anyway, that solves the problem. Uther can use Ascalon, right?”
Yuder nodded to Lena’s question, and so did Landius.
Because he was trustworthy as he had already reached the sixth level.
“Hmm, good. Now I guess we can think about using Ascalon to unite the power of the seven southern clans. But… before that, there’s one thing I want to ask.”
Kamael, who had barely managed to erase the look of embarrassment from his face, continued speaking while looking at Uther and Cordelia.
“Why did you have Ascalon in the first place?”
Thanks to this, I was able to avoid the trouble of collecting tokens and finding Ascalon again, but it was an issue that needed to be addressed once and for all.
To Kamael’s question, Uder answered gently as he always did.
“Like Kamael, I thought it was necessary to properly gather the power of the seven southern houses to stand against Malekith.”
Then, Yuder told the story of what happened at Count Kagehama’s house.
“Malekith’s side was already gathering the tokens of the seven southern houses. Perhaps what they feared was not the unification of the seven southern houses, but Ascalon itself.”
About 300 years ago.
The Ancient Black Dragon Malekith was mortally wounded and fell into a deep sleep after being defeated by the Great Hero Carlos and the Founding King Lion D. Cailun.
“Indeed, judging by their reactions, it seems that Ascalon’s role was greater than we thought.”
Otherwise, there would have been no reason to go to such lengths to obtain Ascalon.
As Kamael nodded in understanding, Uder relayed a few more details.
“And as you may have already received through the Holy Cross Guardians, there is a lot of information we have obtained through Gamor Khan.”
“Yes, I heard that too. That’s truly amazing action. It’s also amazing that you defeated Gamor Khan and obtained information.”
It was on the border between the North and the South that Uther and Cordelia defeated Gamor Khan, not in the South.
But as soon as they captured Gamor Khan’s soul there, the two headed south without any delay.
“I was lucky.”
“Luck is also a skill.”
It was when Kamael smiled a small, uncharacteristic smile.
Lena, who had been quietly listening to the story, raised her hand again and spoke.
“I’m sorry to interrupt your conversation, but would you mind putting off the rest of the conversation for a moment? It seems like you’re starting to get impatient too.”
I turned my head following Lena’s gaze and saw a group of people fidgeting and looking in this direction.
“Oh, it’s my little brother.”
As Caesar had said, at the front stood a handsome young man, Ricardo Offand, the second son of the Marquis of Offand.
“I guess they are the people of the Ofund family.”
Kamael nodded quietly at Landius’s words and asked Yuder again.
“Juder Bayer, do you understand what it means for us to contact the Marquis of Offand now?”
“Yes, and I have already made a promise with Caesar.”
Although the stories omitted some words, both sides could understand them.
Because it was obvious what would happen in this situation.
‘Even if the power of the seven southern clans is combined, in the end there will be a division between those who lead and those who are led.’
The power of the seven southern clans was basically equal.
In that case, the family that would ultimately take the initiative would be the one that possessed Carlos’ divine weapon, the Dragonslayer Sword Ascalon.
Kamael asked if he would give the role to the Marquis of Orphan, and Uder said yes.
As I said myself, I had already made a promise with Caesar.
“Okay, I’ll trust your judgment. We’ll join hands with the author of Offand.”
Kamael’s remarks were by no means light.
While Landius and Lena were essentially wild men, Kamael was the leader of the Holy Cross Guardians – the second highest in rank and power, aside from the leader of the Holy Cross Guardians.
It was unusual for him to support the writer Ofund instead of claiming to be neutral.
Kaisa, who had grasped the current situation with her wild intuition, smiled and looked at Uther, who smiled back and then looked back at Cordelia.
[Did I do well?]
[Yeah! Good job!]
It was a bit of a childish question, but Cordelia smiled brightly and gave him a thumbs up, and Uther felt deeply satisfied.
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At dawn.
Although they did make contact with the Offands, for the time being, Uder and Cordelia did not come to the forefront.
Because there was Kamael.
Because of that, Yuder was able to lie down and rest in the guest room that the Offands had prepared for him – the room he had originally received.
‘I’ll be busy again starting tomorrow.’
The Marquis of Orphan and Count Kagehama were attacked, and hundreds of enemies raided the port.
Furthermore, since the Count Lucilia family, represented by Matteo Lucilia, had committed an act of betrayal, the seven southern families had to gather together even without the story of the Dragon Sword.
‘Punish the Count Lucilia and… ask for help from the royal capital…’
There will probably be some arguing over whether Ascalon is real or fake.
There will also be continued debate over who will use Ascalon.
Since the dragon’s factor was needed to use Ascalon anyway, there was no one who could use it except for Uther, but it was clear that the seven southern families would fight over the formal user rather than the actual user.
Now that Carlos’s divine power has returned, if they lose the initiative even once, they could end up bowing their heads to the other seven southern families that were on par with them until yesterday.
‘Well… Kamael will take care of it.’
Even now, it was Kamael who was dealing with the Marquis of Orphan.
Unlike Landius, who was a savage himself, or Lena, who was a wise and powerful magician but had never been involved in politics since birth, Kamael was originally a royal. Although he was an illegitimate child, he was destined to be involved in politics since childhood, and after the fall of the Paragon Kingdom, he served as the leader of the Guardians for nearly ten years, so he was very skilled in this kind of work.
‘It’s good that Kamael is here.’
If it were just Landius and Lena, Uther himself would have had to step in and take care of things.
‘Okay, everything is good.’
I safely obtained Ascalon, quickly defeated Madurus, one of the three knights, and even obtained two corpses of the black dragon.
Add to this the defeat of the traitor Matteo Lucilia and the joining of Landius’s party, and the profits made overnight were enormous.
But there was just one thing I didn’t like.
“I want to see Cordelia.”
Cordelia, who had been by my side every day, was no longer there.
Because I was in the room next door with Lena, Scarlett, and Kai’sa.
It was a kind of side effect(?) that arose as the population increased.
‘Ugh, I can’t help it. Let’s just go to sleep.’
Once I wake up, it will be morning, and I will be able to see Cordelia again.
Today, I was exhausted from fighting.
But just as Yuder was about to close his eyes.
Knock knock.
There was a knock on the door.
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