Book 1 Chapter 1024

1024.

Late at night.

[…….]

Luna looked at the countless magic arrays unfolding before her eyes.

'Why?'

[No, just a little surprised.]

The reconstruction of the magic to travel to the past was proceeding faster than Luna had anticipated.

The extremely short period of one day.

She had thought it would take several days, but the result far exceeded her expectations.

Luna's gaze turned to Seirun, whose face was etched with tension.

"So… how is it?"

Seirun asked with a tense expression.

Young Luna read the grimoire that Seirun had completed and brought.

The grimoire, at a glance, was filled with magic arrays so complex they made one's head spin.

'Messy.'

The magic arrays were incredibly messy, but not incomprehensible.

Even though she was young, Luna was Luna.

Even if she couldn't understand it completely, she could complete this magic if given enough time.

Of course…

'If it were the future me, I could complete it right away.'

Young Luna was convinced of this.

[This much should be enough to implement the magic.]

"He says it's enough to implement the magic."

At those words, Seirun let out a sigh of relief.

Seeing such Seirun, young Luna looked incomprehensible.

"Why aren't you more proud?"

"Huh?"

"You've essentially created magic that goes to the past."

It was Luna who completed the magic to go to the past.

However, the foundation was laid by no one other than Seirun.

Yet, there was no trace of pride or satisfaction from Seirun.

Seeing young Luna's bewildered expression, Seirun gave a wry smile.

"It's not magic I created."

There were the foundational magic arrays.

And to interpret those magic arrays, talented mages, including Luna, had all rushed to it.

"I merely combined the results that were created."

Seirun smiled bitterly.

"And I even used all sorts of tricks because I couldn't properly combine it."

That was exactly right.

Seirun combined the arrays interpreted by the mages led by Luna and created the framework for the magic.

But that alone was not enough, so she forcibly wove the arrays to make the magic implementable.

In reality, the activation conditions of the magic to go to the past, as structured by Seirun, were extremely stringent.

'Humans in the current time period cannot travel through time.'

The condition that only beings with a warped singularity in their time period can cross the gate.

In essence, it was magic that was practically impossible to activate.

'And even that magic wasn't properly completed.'

With Seirun's abilities, perfectly combining the arrays was impossible.

Ultimately, it was Luna who finally completed the arrays.

At Seirun's words, young Luna looked at herself and asked.

'Isn't that enough to be considered great?'

[It's plenty great. This kid is also a genius.]

'Then why is she so down?'

[Heh. It's because the comparison is me.]

Seeing her future self puffing herself up, young Luna sighed softly.

[Well, the problem is that Seirun is trying to become like me in the first place.]

'Is that bad? It's not wrong.'

Young Luna looked confused.

Luna Rubina, the progenitor of the nebula, was the greatest archmage in the world.

Every mage respected her and wanted to emulate her.

It was by no means a bad thing.

[Yeah, it's not wrong.]

Luna smiled bitterly.

[But it's not good for a mage like Seirun to be excessively obsessed with a specific mage.]

'Why?'

[Because you stop believing in yourself.]

Luna sighed deeply, looking at Seirun.

[In the first place, our strengths are different.]

Luna is a mage skilled at creating something from nothing.

There is no mage who can compare to Luna when it comes to creating magic that doesn't exist.

And unfortunately, Seirun lacked the talent for creating something from nothing.

Instead, Seirun had a special ability to make what already exists shine even brighter.

[In that regard, Seirun is much better than me.]

The ability to create new things and the ability to refine what exists are indeed different.

So much so that it's impossible to determine which is superior.

After a while, Luna, who had been looking at her junior, pounded her chest.

[Ah! It's frustrating! If only I had a body, I would have shaken her to her senses!]

'Should I hit her for you?'

[It's meaningless if she doesn't realize it herself.]

Luna clicked her tongue.

At that moment.

Leo, who had been observing the situation, spoke.

"Time is of the essence. If the magic is complete, can you tell us exactly which time period it went to?"

In response to Leo's question, Seirun nodded.

"Yes. Although the fragment of Erebus left Reina-yang in this time period, the magic of Reina-yang returning to the future and the magic of Erebus going to the past are connected. If we go back in time, we should be able to naturally follow them to that time period."

"Really? Then can we use the magic right away?"

"We can, but only you, me, Seirun, and Reina will be able to go to the past."

Seirun, Luna, and Reina were already warped beings in the current time period.

And Leo was a reincarnated soul.

Even though he lives in the current time, he is a being whose time is warped, coexisting with the past and present.

"It's a shame we can't bring more forces."

They were in a situation where they had to fight the fragment of Erebus.

Even with maximum forces, it would be a difficult situation.

But there was a clear limitation.

'Still, is it a relief?'

Luna and Reina might not be of much help in combat immediately, but with Seirun, it was worth a try.

Leo, sighing, said to Seirun.

"Let's go right away. Call Reina."

***

"I told you you didn't need to come, why did you guys come?"

In response to Leo's question, Elena said.

"Leo-kun, you're really heartless. We came to see Reina off because she's going back to her original time."

"Besides, once she leaves this time period, all memories will be forgotten, right?"

Leo said, patting Reina's head, and Elena clicked her tongue.

"Wow, you're so cold-hearted, this person."

Meanwhile, Airan was handing Reina a large bag.

"Reina-yang, there's plenty of emergency rations and food in here, so make sure to eat it all."

"No… I can't eat this much."

"You're still growing. You have to eat it."

"I wish I could go with you… but we can't."

Chen Xia said with a regretful expression.

Chloe, who had been watching from afar with Lunia, asked.

"Why is that child from the future so concerned?"

By then, Reina was receiving something from Lil and Chelsea.

In response to the question, Lunia hesitated and said.

"She's Leo's granddaughter from the future."

"What?!"

Chloe, who belatedly learned of Reina's identity, was startled.

"Whose… granddaughter?"

"I don't know."

Seeing Lunia shake her head, Chloe looked dumbfounded.

At that moment, Reina approached Lunia.

"What is it?"

Reina extended her hand.

"Don't you give me allowance, Lunia-nim?"

"…Are you extorting me?"

Despite her dumbfounded expression, Lunia pulled out a top-grade potion and handed it over.

"Ah, I didn't prepare anything to give… "

As Chloe fumbled in her pockets in a panic, Reina smiled bitterly at Chloe.

"I'm sorry, Chloe-nim. Because of my shortcomings, the magic you created was misused."

"……."

At those words, Chloe paused, then shook her head.

"No. It's wrong to misuse magic. So don't worry about it."

"…Yes."

At Chloe's words, Reina nodded.

"Reina-yang. You're ready."

At that moment, Melina approached.

Reina often followed Melina.

Meanwhile, Seirun activated the time magic.

As the gate before them was completed, Leo said.

"I'll be back."

With those words, Leo entered the gate without hesitation.

Luna and Seirun followed behind him.

"Hey, Reina."

As Reina was about to leave last, Elena called out to her.

It was unknown what form the memories would change into, but what was clear was that the memories of Reina would disappear.

Elena asked with a genuinely curious look.

"So whose granddaughter are you?"

"Whose granddaughter?"

Reina stuck out her tongue at the people who looked like they were going to die of curiosity.

"The granddaughter of a notorious womanizer."

With those words, Reina entered the gate.

***

As the bright light disappeared from her vision, Leo, regaining his senses, immediately grabbed the face of the person before him.

Snap-!

"Eek?!"

At the instinctive scream of the elf woman, Leo's eyes twitched.

'Berkia?'

The aura emanating from the elf woman resembled Berkkia's aura.

At that moment.

"Anelli?!"

Seirun, standing next to Leo, called out that name in a surprised voice.

"Seirun!"

Anelli smiled brightly.

"You came to help because you knew it was dangerous!"

"Uh, uh… yeah."

"Listen! It's an emergency! The demon king Ji-am, who was defeated, and his legion have been revived! The necromancer must have used a new technique!"

"What?!"

Seirun's face hardened.

She quickly looked around.

Surveying the surrounding terrain, Seirun spotted a fortress in the distance.

Looking at the shape of the fortress, Seirun identified the location.

'The gate that Rodia guarded. And the fact that Anelli is alive… means it's just before we went to subjugate Erebus.'

Seirun, even figuring out the time period, was shocked.

"How on earth did the demon king Ji-am revive?! No! More importantly, why are you alone on such a dangerous front line?"

"I wasn't alone. I stayed behind to buy time for the knights who came out for interception to retreat!"

"Even recklessness has its limits!"

"I thought I could somehow escape on my own…"

"Still! What is Rodia doing! Entrusting such a dangerous mission to you!"

"Rodia is fighting an unknown demon. This was my decision."

Anelli said with a serious expression, and just as Seirun was about to get angry about it, demons erupted from the ground.

As the demons launched a surprise attack, Anelli and Seirun prepared to counterattack.

Flash-!

However, a gray aura swirling was far faster than the two of them.

Gong-! Fwhoosh-!

The heads of the high-ranking demons that had sprung from the ground flew off simultaneously.

Seeing that, Anelli's eyes widened.

"Wow! It's like Lumern!"

Anelli marveled at the swordsmanship reminiscent of Lumern, the Knight of Twilight.

"It's not that I'm like Lumern, it's that Lumern is like me."

"Is that important right now?"

At Leo's words, Seirun looked bewildered.

Leo, smirking, looked at the demons gushing blood and asked.

"By the way, what are these?"

It was Anelli who answered the question instead.

"They are the subordinates of the demon king Ji-am, Zeekris!"

"Demon King? What's that?"

"Huh? You don't know the demon king Zeekris?"

"No."

Anelli looked blank, forgetting the situation.

"He was the fourth-ranked commander in Tartarus after the Necromancer, the Demon Queen, and the Giant King! A dangerous demon who attacks suddenly after popping out from underground!"

"Underground? What, a mole?"

"……."

At Leo's response, Anelli's mouth gaped open.

Gulp-!

Leaving Anelli behind, Leo plunged his palm into the ground.

Spiritual power and magic began to flicker from Leo's body.

Seeing that, Luna said.

[Let's escape. As far as possible.]

"She says to run."

At Luna's words, Seirun flinched, then pulled Luna and Reina with both hands.

"Anelli! Get on my back!"

"Huh?"

At those words, Anelli, who was flustered, was lifted onto Seirun's back.

As Seirun used spatial teleportation magic.

Flash! KAAAGAAAANG!

Giant lava began to erupt from the ground Leo was standing on.

It was an explosion magic that summoned a large number of fire spirits underground and then detonated them simultaneously.

-Guaaaaaaaargh!

After a moment, with the roar of a pain-filled demon, something huge soared into the sky.

Its appearance alone was enough to instill fear in people.

Seeing the giant centipede, Leo smiled coldly.

"I thought it was a mole, but it was an insect?"