Volume 7 Chapter 171 - Temporary Farewell (1)

Slash, slash! Pssssht!

As always, one man was plowing through the monsters of the Black Sea with a concealed letter in this chestplateGuardian Knight Khan.

However, that wasnt the only message he was delivering that day.

After four days of monster slaughter, Khan handed the letter to Cyron.

I was told that Young Master Jin spent time with Lady Yona, milord.

Cyron did not answer. He merely opened the letter; the first ever since Kashimir was called to the Black Sea.

(On the first sheet, you will see a list of Young Master Jins actions and results. On the second, there are descriptions of the series of events directly quoted from the young master. You may skip as you please. I hope you do not find this letter arduous to read)

From there, the letter was written in an organized manner. Like previous letters, it wasnt too verbose, nor was it too curt.

Kashimir, that fellow, is finally sending some normal letters.

Seeing each short description of Jins travels, Cyrons eyes narrowed.

8-star magician Rolt Joe and a White Wolf Tribesman. Hafalep Havent heard that in a while.

Cyron also fought a White Wolf Tribesman in his youth. After his twenties, he fought the chief of the Hafalep Tribe as he aimed towards achieving 10-star.

The chief was a memorable opponent. They dueled for five hours, and the resultof courseended with Cyrons victory.

After surpassing 10-star and becoming a feared Genesis Kight, the tribe chief he fought wouldnt stand a chance.

However, Cyron noted that the warriors of the Hafalep Tribe retained battle skills that surpassed those of the regular White Wolf Tribesmen.

Then the one that Jin killed would be the old chiefs sons generation. If the Hafalep Tribe is still filled with powerful warriors, it would be a meaningful victory.

He flipped the page, and the specific descriptions began. As if reading a novel that he had been waiting for, Cyron read each word carefully and religiously.

(When cutting Golteps hammer in half, he said he chanted some spell. Cut or something like that. I think thats just a placebo of some sort. Whenever he encounters something that is challenging to cut through, that word helps him gain the concentration and strength to slash through his target.)

Cyron was very interested in that section of the letter.

It isnt just any placebo. Its an old technique from the ancient Runcandel magic swordsmen. Its the same as the ones in the archives.

As the patriarch, Cyron knew every single secret of the Runcandel Clan, and he was able to weave it into Jins actions to make sense of them. The history of the Era of Magic Swordsmen that the Zipfel Clan couldnt get rid of, or how those with Solderets blessing wielded the sword; with this knowledge, only the patriarch could confirm Jins actions. Not even flag-bearers or elders could encroach upon these sacred concealed texts.

The chant, the blade, the spiritual energy.

After becoming the patriarch and reading the archivesespecially when he read the few lines left of Temars battle historyhe remembered one question he had the entire time.

Are his achievements as a magic swordsman far greater than mine?

That one unanswerable question set a ripple through his body.

The record called it Shadow Blade.

He wanted his son to cast it this very moment, but he had to patiently wait. Either way, Jins would be incomplete. The technique had been discontinued for years.

Completing his thoughts while reading, Cyron closed the letter.

Khan.

Yes, Lord Patriarch?

What did Jin and Yona do for two days?

It seems they just hung out. The youngest lady is very sensitive, so supervising her 24/7 was impossible, but they were just fooling around.

Just the two of them?

Yes.

Anything that Jin requested of her?

According to the guardian knights stationed in the Kon Kingdom, there was nothing to be reported. After he received the Thousand Poison Antidote, you warned him through Gilly. Im sure the young master wouldnt dare to break such promises.

Cyron blinked.

Hes a fascinating kid. Fearless and all.

Do you mean Young Master Jin?

Yeah. I wouldve never imagined Yona getting along with another person. Even Owal, who received some of her love, still got assassination threats often. Even Luna keeps her afar.

Khan lowered his head and Cyron smirked.

Tell the guardian knights in the Kon Kingdom to loosen their supervision on Yona. If I disturb her play, then shed kill them all, even if she knows theyre my troops.

Understood.

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As soon as Jin returned and told everyone about his trip, the group at Tikan held a meeting.

The information was shocking.

The Zipfels and Kinzelos recent alliance is groundbreaking. And the dissolution of the alliance was because the Zipfels broke the Demon Gods Orb. And that was all because it was broken by none other than Young Master Jin?

Jin destroyed the Zipfels little artifact when he fought Andrei Zipfel on an uninhabited island in the Vermont Empires waters.

More accurately, Luna broke it. However, her introduction into the entire affair was because Jin met Andrei in the first place. Thanks to that, Jin changed Enyas and Eurias destinies, and the Zipfels lost both their second-in-command and wind dragon that day.

And Bouvard made that thing. Incredible.

In his past life, Jin thought Bouvard was just the psychopathic Transformer who put the world into chaos. However, as they uncovered more and more information, he seemed to be the center of the Kinzelo Group.

In fact, with his special little talent called fragmenting, he can make artifacts like the Orb or transform another person using the remains of dead gods

Murakan had a rather more serious expression than usual as he spoke.

By remains of dead gods, do you mean things like Numerouss Blood and Tears?

Yeah. But kiddo, back when I went to help your division at the unsupervised zone near the Curano Dukedom, I told you that I met a Cemetery Giant.

Cemetery Giants.

The golems had already disappeared without a trace around two thousand years ago. They were tasked with protecting the graves of the deceased gods, but the dragon race had exterminated them. Murakan and Quikantel joined in their eradication.

At first, I didnt know why a Cemetery Giant was there, but now I do. That was one of Bouvard Gastons pieces. And that guys contracted with Well, the God of Fragmenting.

Well, God of Fragmenting? Never heard of them.

Excluding Murakan and Quikantel, no one else knew of the god. Not many people knew about Wells existence.

Not surprised that none of you know. If anything, itd be weird if you did. Just like Kullam back in Kollon, Well is one of the gods that disappeared in history. Theyre in the graves of the deceased gods.

Well was also the one who participated the most in the creation of the Orb of Origin. After the Orb was destroyed, many centuries passed. They lost their position as a god and descended as a normal human.

The place where these descended gods gathered was called the graves of the deceased gods. The Cemetery Giants were golems created to protect and honor the dignity of these gods.

Murakan explained it as such, and Quikantel just nodded. To most dragons, the eradication of the Cemetery Giants was not a fond memory.

In essence, they annihilated the graves of the entities that were treated like gods.

Then youre saying that this Well guy resurrected and reclaimed his god title, then contracted with Bouvard. Is that possible?

Thats the thing. Its impossible. However, if Bouvard isnt Wells contractor, all of these feats and phenomena are impossible to explain. Hes transforming people too. So honestly, I think hes not just a contractor but Well himself.

Its weird how after I become a provisional flag-bearer, Im constantly being intertwined with gods and divine entities.

Just as Lord Murakan said, Bouvard seems to be a very miraculous human. Why is that man with the Kinzelo Group?

Thats probably because hes related to their big projects, Strawberry Pie. First, we need to know whats up their sleeve. Its kind of obvious after seeing the Orb they handed to the Zipfels. They want to become the only god in this realm.

Thanks to his memory from his past life, Jin knew what Kinzelos revolution was about. To make themselves the king of kingsthe king of the world. The same thing as the Zipfel Clan trying to make themselves gods of the realm.

The most concerning item is the Compass thing. As Vishukel and Bouvard said, that Compass can find contractors.

Im concerned about that too, kiddo. Theyre definitely using the Compass to find the contractors and then absorb them with the Orb.

For Enyas case, the higher-ups of the Vermont Empire already know who and where she is, but not Az Mils contractor.

With that in mind, how did Vyuretta approach Lathry in the first place? Seeing that Vyuretta hasnt returned Lathry yet, Im pretty sure he knew of the existence of Az Mils contractor. On top of that, the fact that the contractor is young

For sure. Hmm For the thousand years I was asleep, was there a spell that could detect contractors?

Theres no way something like that could be developed, whether it was a thousand years ago or today. No one could tell who the contractor was until the contractor discovered their own powers.

The conversation that Jin and Murakan had when they first met Quikantel.

Remembering that conversation, the three nodded.

It seems the Compass doesnt work exactly as intended. They couldnt find Euria, so they kidnapped Lathry instead.

Next year, on the first day of June.

Jin spoke and everyone stopped talking.

Thats the day the Zipfels return the Compass back to Kinzelo. The location is the Bellard Empires southern island, the Land of the Pirates.

A little over half a year left.

Until then, we have to uncover as much information about the Kinzelo Group and Zipfel Clan as possible. And if doable, identify how we can intercept the Compass.

No one contested, nor did anyone ask for the reason behind it.

Three contractors resided at their main base. If the Compass were to point towards Tikan City, Zipfel magicians and Kinzelo hunters would storm in.

Recalling the final battle with Andreiwhere he stated that Jin was the best ingredient for the Demon Gods Orb and blabbered that twelve gods were within himfurther banished all doubt.

Thankfully, they havent snuffed us out. But we dont know when they will. The Zipfels and Kinzelo are doing some serious shit right now. We cant just let them be.