Hearing the topic shift in this direction, the Shadow Queen looked at Seong Jiah with an expression of incomprehension.

When you live life, there are times when you have to part ways, so why are you making such a fuss?

[This is originally one of the topics people find most entertaining. Its perfect for nitpicking and gossiping.]

Oh, is that so? I invited you because youre a constellation, so Im sorry. Ill designate divorce as a forbidden word in the chat window.

[Forget it. Even if you make it a forbidden word, everyone will find a way around it. Just let them chatter.]

I guess. Then lets just watch the game.

When Seong Jiah answered nonchalantly, the Shadow Queen quickly enlarged the game screen.

There, the dragon clan members who each had two heads were in a standoff.

[I will carry out the Lords order.]

Once again, one side was exploding.

And towards the surviving dragon, once again flew bits of blood and flesh.

They gathered next to the 2 heads and began wriggling to create something again.

-2 heads exploded, so does it become 2+2?

-Later on, itll just have a crazy number of heads lol

-But if the number of heads increases, how much stronger will it get?

-Oh This time it only increased by 1.

Splat!

After the fusion ended, the dragons head.

The Shadow Queen narrowed her eyes seeing that.

Its fortunate that it didnt increase to 4 heads, but I dont know how much stronger it got with just 1 more.

[How much stronger, you ask? It became about 30% more powerful than when it had 2 heads.]

You can figure that out?

[I can discern it to a certain extent.]

Saying that, Seong Jiah pointed to the brightly shining Divine Eye on her forehead.

Oh Then when it originally went from 1 head to 2, it also got 30% stronger?

[At that time, it was around 40-50%. There were differences in mana increase rate between individuals.]

Then even with 3 heads, the power of a level 9 constellation hasnt doubled.

[If an individual that got 50% stronger gained another 30%, its close to doubling.]

The Shadow Queens eyes sparkled as she looked at the Divine Eye calculating the increase in power.

Seong Jiah, would you be willing to appear as a fixed guest only for this tournament?

[Fixed? You want me to keep appearing on this?]

I told your brother I would analyze the constellations powers and let him know, and I think it would be more accurate seeing it through your Divine Eye.

[Ah If thats the case, alright.]

The opponent Seong Jihan would have to fight after the finals was, no matter how you look at it, that fused dragon clan.

In order to analyze the enemys combat power for her younger brother, Seong Jiah accepted the Queens suggestion.

And like that, the tournaments round of 64 proceeded.

[4 heads Its 20%. The rate of increase is gradually weakening.]

-Phew, thats a relief since its 4 heads.

-I thought the heads might increase exponentially lol

-Still, since it became way stronger than a level 9 constellation, we cant let our guard down.

-Yeah, even if the rate of power increase is lower, by the time it reaches the finals itll probably be a monstrous dragon.

As the tournament rounds went up, the heads of the dragon clan members were increasing exactly by 1 each time.

People were relieved seeing this number, saying the worst-case scenario had been avoided.

And as the matches progressed rapidly, the tournament soon entered the round of 16.

-Wow, theyre all dragon clan??

-Not a single other constellation.

-Yeah, the other constellations couldnt win against the dragons with increased heads.

-They couldnt handle level 9 constellations getting stronger;

By the round of 16, besides the dragon clan, all the other constellations had been annihilated.

The Shadow Queen frowned seeing this.

Looks like itll reach the finals within today.

[Todays not the issue, wont it take just a few hours? Since it ends quickly when its between dragons who self-destruct.]

Thats right. Setting up the arena takes more time

With the dragon clan dominating the tournament, the Shadow Queens broadcast had already become a wreck.

When dragons met each other, they would talk about the Lord and self-destruct in less than 3 minutes.

Even when a dragon met another constellation, the dragon clan members who had gotten stronger with more heads easily overwhelmed their opponents.

Even if I get an investment, I dont know if I can pay back the loans

While the Shadow Queen was foreseeing her own overwhelming deficit like that,

-Now itll be 6 heads, right?

-Round of 16 is 6, quarterfinals 7, semifinals 8, finals 9

-So in the end, Seong Jihan fights against 9 heads? Lol

The viewers, instead of being interested in the battles, were counting how many heads there would be.

The fights would end in an instant anyway with one side self-destructing.

They decided to at least gauge what kind of opponent Seong Jihan would fight against in the end.

Seong Jihan hasnt shown up yet?

[Yeah. Hes staying in the training room for a long time this round.]

Hmm He might get forcibly summoned before I can even hand over the analysis data. Todays matches will end in an instant.

What a waste after preparing it.

While the Shadow Queen was lamenting,

On the game screen, heads were exploding like before.

Itll be 6 now.

Since all of them increased by 1 head so far, it would be the same this time too.

The Shadow Queen spoke indifferently while watching the blood and flesh fly towards the living dragon, but.

[Huh? No, somethings strange?]

The scene that unfolded next was a bit different from before.

The remains of the exploded opposing dragon wrapped around the 5 heads.

These also all began to fuse together.

[This fusion is taking quite some time?]

It is. It bought time for Seong Jihan to return.

[Why isnt he coming, I dont know.]

About an hour had passed since the heads were disassembled and lumped together like that.

Ssss

In the place where the dragon clans heads were.

There was a head that felt completely different from the original settled in.

This was.

Rather than a dragons head

[The appearance seems closer to a serpent?]

Unlike the previous dragons, the elongated dark red head resembled a snake in shape.

[The match has ended.]

[The winner is Seven-Horned Blue Dragon.]

With that message popping up as the fusion finished completely.

-This time it didnt become 6 heads?

-The appearance really doesnt match;

-Yeah, it doesnt seem to fit with the dragon body.

-But dragons are actually a type of lizard, so I thought the difference wouldnt be that big It looks quite unbalanced.

-First of all, the color is weird lol. A blackish-red head with a blue dragons body.

While people were criticizing the new head for a long time saying it didnt match,

Swish

From the ceiling of the Shadow Queens broadcast studio.

So this is where you were.

Seong Jihan poked his head in.

The golden tower located in Tuseong.

Watching the tournament match, Pythia frowned seeing the changing appearance of the dragon clan.

That head is similar to the one My lord took out.

The dragon whose heads kept increasing one by one, then evolved into a serpents head on the 6th one.

But the serpentine shape that appeared there was familiar to Pythia as well.

Because the serpent head Martial God had created back when he said he would look through her memories and swallowed her looked just like that.

Why is that head there Is what My lord used the Dragon Lords authority Or

What the, why is that damn snake head there?!

When Gilgamesh, who was merged with the tower and only had his head sticking out, shouted like that,

Pythia raised her hand.

Hey, are you secretly peeking at my BattleTube again? I told you not to look!

Urk!

Smack!

After smashing Gilgameshs head, Pythia tried to turn off the screen.

But before she could end the BattleTube, Gilgamesh hurriedly shouted.

Wa-wait! Isnt it strange? That the Dragon Lord and the snake have the same head!

My lord can merely also summon a snakes head, thats not his real head.

What are you saying? Im the first human he made a contract with. His original form was a serpent!

When he saved me, he had the form of the Blood Clan!

That was him disguising himself in that form! When he revealed his true colors at the time of the primordial contract, his original form was a serpent!

As Gilgamesh passionately argued, Pythia scoffed.

Ah, that fraudulent contract? Saying it like that makes it sound even more fake. In order to make a false contract with you, he must have proceeded with the contract in a false form!

Guh! Thats not it. Thats the truth!

Smack!

Pythia hit Gilgamesh once more.

Stop rolling your eyes and hurry up and fully merge with the tower. There arent many days left until we go to Earth now.

What are you trying to do

You dont need to know.

Pythia said that and turned off the BattleTube screen before disappearing.

Left alone in the tower like that, Gilgamesh pondered deeply.

The head the dragon clan fused into is exactly the same as Martial Gods head. Martial God, could he have had a connection with the dragon clan or the Lord

Gilgamesh tried to recall his memories.

Although Martial God always hid his face in darkness,

The form revealed at the time of the primordial contract was a blackish-red serpents head.

It was definitely that shape.

I should let that descendant brat know

Gilgamesh, who had arbitrarily decided Seong Jihan was his descendant,

rolled his eyes this way and that.

Since Pythia had left her spot, now was the best opportunity to send a message.

Whirr

From the right hand part of his body merged with the golden tower, a cell phone popped out.

Swish!

He swiftly grabbed the cell phone with his right hand and brought it inside the tower.

[Seong Jihan. The serpent head that formed from the dragon clan fusing is identical to Martial Gods.]

[You kept calling Martial God a snake, so thats what his face hidden in darkness looked like?]

[Yes. I made a contract with that face. Martial Gods origin may be related to the dragon clan. Be careful.]

[Got it.]

[And Pythia said there arent many days left until she goes to Earth Youll have to prepare for that too.]

While Gilgamesh was diligently conveying all the information he knew,

Tap. Tap.

The disappeared Pythia returned.

Gilgamesh. What did you do?

What can I even do in this state? Im completely tied up.

Hmm

She looked at Gilgamesh with suspicious eyes and sat down.

Dont mess around. I know everything.

What do you even know?

He only sent a few texts.

While Gilgamesh thought that, he acted calm on the outside.

How can I mess around in this state? Stop mocking me.

Somethings fishy.

She sat in her spot and turned the BattleTube back on.

Even if I show you this, Ill have to keep an eye on you next to me.

Hmph, Im grateful. Itll relieve my boredom.

Like that, the two began watching Seong Jihans tournament together in an uncomfortable atmosphere.

And.

Splat. Splat!

On the tournament screen, dragon heads were exploding like usual.

And.

Martial Gods head appeared again.

Thats not My lords head, you know?

Smack!

While Gilgamesh was getting beaten several times for calling the serpent head Martial Gods,

The game had already progressed to the finals at super speed.

The dragon clan, who stopped having their heads multiply into 2 or 3 even when they exploded each others heads after turning into serpent heads,

In the finals, two dragon clans with the same blackish-red serpent heads were facing each other.

And.

[The Lord shall descend.]

The dragon clans who always said they would carry out the Lords order every time,

Finally spoke of the true purpose Descent after reaching the finals.

Whirrrr!

Then, instead of exploding, the bodies of the two dragons that made it to the finals combined.

Ssss

The serpent heads that had a definite entity,

Instead began to blur and become semi-transparent.

-What the heck is this

-Is the Dragon Lord descending??

-Did they push in 128 dragons to do this ;;

-No, isnt this against the rules? Shouldnt the arena regulate this?

-If they were going to regulate it, wouldnt they have done so from the start when 128 dragon clans entered. Theyre in cahoots, arent they?

The viewers who heard about the Dragon Lords descent were outraged, asking if this made sense.

But the arena showed no signs of stopping the tournament.

Rather.

[The tournament final match will begin.]

As soon as the final match ended, they were already summoning Seong Jihan.

Flash! Flash!

The two beings summoned to the stage of the final match.

The Blue Dragon Seven-Horned Blue Dragon with the elongated serpent head.

And Seong Jihan with the sealed red hand faced each other.

Seong Jihan, a tiny human compared to the dragon.

Looked up at it intently.

Are you the Dragon Lord?

[Thats right. Although I couldnt fully draw out my power, this body is more than enough to become an avatar.]

Hmm Is that head your original head?

The Dragon Lord easily affirmed Seong Jihans question, but.

[Thats right.]

Whats your relationship with Martial God?

[Martial God? Why is he being brought up?]

It couldnt immediately understand Seong Jihans next question.

That guys head looked like that too.

[What]