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[Translator - Kiteretsu]
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Chapter 233
“You want me to teach you about teleportation magic?”
“Yeah, Johannes.”
“And you mean a way to reach the moon?”
“That’s right.”
Johannes gave Kaylen a baffled expression at his question.
“Emperor, what Circle are you?”
“Hmm… I think I used up to the 6th Circle? I don’t remember exactly.”
“Hah. Are you kidding me? With just 6 Circles, you’re talking about going to the moon? You’re not even at the level to open a Warp Gate.”
Teleportation.
It was a pinnacle form of magic usable only by the highest-level mages.
Even opening a Warp Gate—
required at least a 7th Circle mage or above.
And yet he not only wanted to open a Warp Gate, but use it to travel to the moon?
‘What kind of lunatic thief is this guy.’
For Johannes, who had become a lich and mastered magic to its utmost limits, it was only natural to think that.
“I know. I know magic isn’t such a simple discipline.”
“Then how can someone who knows that talk about going to the moon?”
“But, I have something to rely on.”
“What do you mean, rely on?”
“Dragon Tongue.”
Kaylen answered with a confident expression.
“I can mimic Dragon Tongue.”
“…You can do that too?”
“Yeah.”
The shard of the Six Swords that had briefly entered the Dragon God’s body—
had originally been used as a medium for communication, but at the same time, became a window for observing how the Dragon God’s Draconic Magic operated.
‘Magic has never really suited me. I’ve never felt the need to use it until now.’
After pursuing the absolute pinnacle of swordsmanship, Kaylen had stopped using even the magic he’d mastered as a Meister.
Naturally so—since the Six Sword Path was far more powerful than any magic he had learned.
However, in special cases like teleportation, there were limits to what the sword alone could solve.
“What I need is to understand how teleportation magic is actually implemented—the methodology behind it.”
“Hm. So you’re not just asking for the Warp Gate incantation?”
“Right. That kind of incantation is honestly already within the realm of what I can do with Dragon Tongue.”
If it were just Dragon Tongue, moving within this planet was already more than doable.
But what Kaylen wanted was a passage that connected to the moon.
That couldn’t be solved simply by speaking commands in Dragon Tongue without understanding how teleportation actually worked.
“Hmph…”
“What, don’t tell me you don’t know?”
“This brat. What do you take me for? I’m Johannes.”
And Kaylen had chosen the right person to ask.
“The core concept of a Warp Gate is folding space using the mana that exists in all things.”
Whether provoked or just excited, Johannes went as far as preparing a chalkboard to lecture with enthusiasm.
“Folding space, you say.”
“Exactly. Mana, under the command of a grand mage, folds the space between you and your destination and finds the most direct shortcut.”
Screeech.
Johannes drew a long line of chalk on the board—who knew when he had prepared it—and then instantly cut off the first 10 percent and the last 10 percent.
What remained was the middle 80 percent of the length.
Swish, swish.
He lightly erased that with the eraser.
“By using a shortcut, we minimize the path we have to take, and with the Warp Gate, we instantly skip over 10 percent of the path. That’s the basic concept of a Warp Gate.”
“Hm…”
“But this is a concept that only applies within the same planet.”
“Why?”
“Because what we’re using is this planet’s mana. The mana of this planet circulates through the world and naturally finds the optimal shortcut.”
Johannes pointed upward with his finger.
“But the optimal path to the moon—this planet’s mana doesn’t know it. No matter how much you use Dragon Tongue, that’s only possible on Terra. Finding a path to the moon will be difficult.”
“I see…”
Through Johannes’s brief lecture, Kaylen was able to roughly grasp how teleportation unfolded.
The mana of this world endlessly circulates, holding all the coordinate information of the world.
From there, it already knows the route to fold space and find the optimal shortcut.
So, within this planet—within Terra—it’s entirely possible to compress space and leap through it using a Warp Gate, but…
Connecting to the moon is a different issue altogether.
Even Dragon Tongue would struggle to reach a space that crosses the universe.
Thus, from a mage’s perspective, Johannes concluded that the path Kaylen was pursuing was impossible.
[He’s right.]
Even the Earth God, dwelling within Kaylen’s two swords, agreed with Johannes’s words.
[Between Terra and the moon lies space. Piercing through that space and crossing it all at once is impossible.]
“How is it that you’re able to do it, then?”
[Heh. I am a god, so it is possible for me.]
Because he’s a god?
What an obnoxious answer.
Kaylen thought so, but calmly judged the situation.
‘Just being a god… doesn’t mean such teleportation is possible.’
Even if they’re gods, the only difference is that they wield the power of creation.
Kaylen didn’t think he was inferior to them.
‘If the Earth God can do it, there’s no reason I can’t.’
Confident in that thought,
he began pondering the actual method.
‘I have a rough idea of how Warp Gates work.’
“Warp Gate.”
Kaylen, after listening to Johannes’s explanation, cast teleportation magic.
Then, a blue portal appeared—larger and more stable than any Warp Gate used by human mages.
“…Ha.”
Seeing that, Johannes let out a sigh.
What the hell? He opened a Warp Gate like that, just from this short lesson?
‘Why did I even spend a thousand years learning magic…?’
Kaylen’s Warp Gate was so flawless, it made Johannes question his very existence.
And no wonder—within Kaylen’s Six Sword Path, the flow of Draconic Magic had already begun to appear, and he had implemented Dragon Tongue, even if only in a limited form.
An absolute command that manifests as soon as it is spoken—Dragon Tongue.
It wasn’t even something a dragon had used—Kaylen was using what the Dragon God once wielded, so from Johannes’s perspective, it must have looked absolutely perfect.
However, Kaylen himself felt its limitations.
‘No matter how perfect it looks, it has limits.’
In the end, it was only connected to the mana flowing within the planet. No matter how well he used the Warp Gate, it couldn’t create a path to the moon.
‘But… by opening the Warp Gate, I was able to catch a clue.’
This method can’t take him to the moon.
But there’s no need to insist on using a Warp Gate to go there.
‘If I can fully grasp the moon’s mana… then I can travel between Terra and the moon freely too.’
As Kaylen opened and closed the Warp Gate, an idea came to him.
To carry out that idea, he would first need to fully understand the moon’s dark mana.
‘Accepting the Earth God has definitely been useful.’
The Earth God's power, residing in the Dark Sword and Earth Sword.
There must be a hidden reason he entered the sword, beyond the front he presented, but so far, the benefits outweighed the risks.
‘Just a few days left now.’
The time to fully understand the moon’s dark mana was drawing near.
And just as Kaylen was training with the Warp Gate, the Earth God spoke gravely, relaying the situation on the moon.
[There’s a large movement stirring on the moon.]
“On the moon?”
[Yes. It would be wise to visit your four avatars there and grasp the situation.]
[Darling. Is your body alright?]
Due to the Earth God's presence, Kaylen was able to maintain a link with his moon avatar, and each morning he would hear Arashiel’s sweet voice.
[My body… is still incomplete, but thanks to your concern, it’s recovering more and more quickly.]
Even hearing his avatar spout nonsense like that.
‘He’s head over heels, huh.’
Moon Avatar Kaylen.
Revived by the Celestial Demon God's power, he hadn’t recovered many memories, but he had received lavish treatment from those there.
Especially Arashiel, in her most charming form.
She had cared for Kaylen while in her Sunstone form, and the moon avatar had already fallen completely for her.
[It’s all thanks to you, Arashiel. To have someone as beautiful as you by my side… I’m truly blessed.]
‘Hmph. I’d like nothing more than to smash that Sunstone to pieces right now.’ Though he had decided to leave his avatar’s behavior alone, hearing him continually praise Arashiel’s beauty made him want to intervene on the spot.
At that moment—
[Darling. They say the God will be arriving soon. You should prepare yourself with a reverent heart.]
[The God… is coming?!]
When he heard that the Celestial Demon God would be visiting personally, Kaylen’s avatar was overwhelmed and didn’t know what to do with himself.
His body and heart now fully belonged to the moon’s people.
‘So this is part of the large movement the Earth God mentioned.’
There must be a reason why the Celestial Demon God—who had never visited before—was now coming in person.
Kaylen remained alert and waited for the God’s arrival.
And soon, the Celestial Demon God visited them.
[So, you have awakened.]
His appearance was nearly the same as when seen from Terra, but instead of wings of light, he now bore seven rotating Sunstones in a circular formation.
Seeing that, Kaylen’s eyes gleamed.
‘His power… isn’t complete.’ Was it because he had suffered a major blow from the Dragon God?
One of the two pillars of the Celestial Demon God—his light mana—could barely be felt, while the moon’s dark mana was overwhelmingly strong.
Bzz. Bzz.
And behind his back, the Sunstones continuously orbited him, gradually regenerating the wings of light he once possessed.
However, the recovery was extremely slow, and it looked like it would take considerable time for the Celestial Demon God to regain the same light mana he had in the past.
Kaylen wanted to analyze more of the Celestial Demon God's combat power,
[O, O God……!]
Thud.
But his avatar dropped to his knees and pressed his forehead to the ground, making it impossible to continue analyzing his strength.
[Arashiel. Are you ready?]
Then, as the bowed avatar remained still, he heard the conversation between the Celestial Demon God and Arashiel near his ear.
[Yes… I’m fully prepared to become one.]
[Then, commence fusion. We’re ready on this side as well.]
Once the Celestial Demon God gave the command—
Crack!
Kaylen—
As his avatar’s spine shattered,
He felt a massive presence invade his body.
‘This is……!’
Even though he couldn’t see it, he could tell what it was.
Sunstones—Arashiel.
She had taken her stone form and forcibly embedded herself into Kaylen’s avatar.
[Let’s live together. Forever now……]
And with those words,
The avatar’s body began to shine completely, and in an instant, his body hardened.
The blue skin that marked his transformation into one of the moon’s race turned pure white, and soon began to emit light.
Kaylen recognized that transformation well.
‘He’s turning into a Sunstone……!’
He went through all that trouble to save the avatar, only for him to be turned into a Sunstone?
What are they scheming?
As Kaylen puzzled over it, the voice of the Celestial Demon God reached his ears.
[He’s settled in well. Now, only one week remains… until everything is complete.]
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[Translator - Kiteretsu]
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