Outside Ionia's hut.

"Jade returns to the empty butterfly." Ligenta whispered her "Buddha-figure descended".

What was that like?

Ionia knew that the so-called "liberation of the true self" or "Buddha-figure descent" was nothing more than a special kind of metamorphosis arcane. The entire Mystic Warrior system is a derivative of the arcane artifice, which is a derivative of the Arcane by King Elrios tampering with the rules of the sea of clouds.

Almost all "Buddha-figure advents" will turn the master into some kind of powerful creature.

But Lichenda ......

Her whole body disappeared into a waterfall of light. From a distance, it looks like the colorful aurora borealis that has descended on this place.

Only Ionia could see.

The waterfall of light in the sky is a myriad of butterflies fluttering.

The beautiful sea of butterflies expanded its territory wantonly, and in an instant it flooded all of Ionia.

"Yes...... Light? No, it's not! Ionia suddenly understood, "Yes...... Magnetism...... Is it? ”

Lygenta's "Buddha-figure descent" is not one of those majestic giant creatures.

She's a rain of light, a magnetic storm, a wavelength of death that withers living beings, an unseen arcane storm. Wherever butterflies fly, it will become a forbidden place for living things; Wherever the aurora shines, the casting of the arcane will be turned upside down.

That's why Litenda never uses the term "Buddha-figure advent" in front of unveiled friends. Simon had stormed Ionia's artifact hut before Lichenda could unleash the full power of her deity.

With the exception of the most powerful old man with a goatee, the other Ionian clones began to fall from the sky one after another. Ionia himself is not a living being, but he cannot control the fundamentally destroyed body.

Even the golem body is no exception. Fluttering blue butterflies leave colorful ripples in the air, disrupting their control system.

"No, that's not right!" Entangled by the butterflies, Ionia roared, "It shouldn't be like this, this won't happen!" ”

This is not the first time he has suffered from the extermination of his primary body.

What really made him feel desperate was the one who was approaching the core of his "hand of the sea of clouds", his true master.

And the butterflies have no mercy.

They surrounded Ionia's last body, preventing him from having a chance to come back.

……

And inside the artifact hut.

Simon – or rather, the reborn King Elrios – is heading to the deepest recess, where the Hand of the Clouds hosts are.

The "Hand of the Sea of Clouds" is, after all, the creation of King Elrios. King Elrios has given him a great deal of discretion, but even if the "Hand of the Sea of Clouds" evolves wisdom that even King Elrios himself did not expect, the intelligent machine will not be able to attack its master with his own hands.

On the contrary, his master can force his console to shut down at any time. For the "Hand of the Sea of Clouds", this is tantamount to complete death.

Everything in the cottage came alive. Although the "Hand of the Sea of Clouds" can't directly attack Simon, he can still create some indirect obstacles to delay Simon's arrival at the core.

Carpets, chandeliers, tables, chairs and benches...... Everything in the room jumped up and down as if it had come to life, and pounced on Simon.

But Simon simply waved his "Staff of Acansus" to stop all those who stood in his way.

Even from scratch, King Elrios' talent is still incredible.

If his many bodies hadn't been held back by Lichenda, he would have tried to struggle for a while. Can ...... now

"Master!"

Ionia's voice echoed in Simon's ears.

Simon didn't answer. And Ionia became more and more anxious.

He finally understood what Palamedes had done to his master.

It's not that he closes his ears and listens, but that Simon and King Elrios have very different personalities. He really couldn't connect this inferior teenager with the high-flying King Elrios.

"Forgive your humble servant, great master!" Ionia said eagerly, "I want to serve you again!" ”

Simon shook his head. He was only one room away from the host of the "Hand of the Sea of Clouds".

"I ......, O king," Ionia tried to make his last effort, "and I will continue to obey you. I will also be obedient to your new teacher. All of the 'Hand of the Sea of Clouds' will go to war with Nicholas. Therefore, forgive me, king—"

"I am not your king, Ionia." Simon said.

Simon, who was brought back to the Floating City by Palamedes, forgot everything about himself. Believing that he was an "orphan", he began to learn arcane from Mr. Palamedes.

Soon, his brothers and sisters discovered that the depth of the "aging curse" in his soul was equal to that of an old man. Everyone respectfully asked the teacher for advice, hoping to find a solution.

Cliff, Verviel, Goth......

Everyone cares about themselves from the bottom of their hearts.

…… That's peace of mind.

Maybe their own power is insignificant.

Perhaps one's own life is destined to be shorter than others.

But I still have friends. There are people who care about themselves.

Therefore, I must also work hard to make my life longer. Maybe it's just an unrealistic luxury, but if she dies soon, Verviel will be sad, right?

A thousand years ago, there was no one to rely on in Elrios. Even his brother, who only cared about him, was not by his side.

And so—the king who had cut off his weakness dwelled on his jade throne, overlooking the world.

And this time......

The tree of the soul of inferiority bears different fruits.

The same soul has embarked on a different path.

Even if Simon was given the same amount of time, he would not have reached King Elrios's achievement. He doesn't have that kind of ambition and obsession.

However, he also has a completely different heart from King Elrios.

……

Simon stood in front of the host of the "Hand of the Sea of Clouds".

Knowing his other identity was like a dream to the humble him.

In the young man's heart, there was a faint sense of pride.

Not because of the greatness of the "past life".

It's the relief that I didn't live up to my teacher's expectations.

The teacher didn't want to be King Elrios again. And myself, I also found myself doing this.

Teacher Palamedes.

You're right. King Erios...... Not inherently evil!

The synthesized sounds of "Wang, ......" and "Hand of the Sea of Clouds" are almost crazy.

Simon had a sad look on his face. The "hand of the sea of clouds" on the verge of death made him feel a trace of sympathy.

"I am not your king," Simon repeated, "I, Simon, the Apostle of the Seventh Black?" Disnell, on the orders of the teacher. ”

The "Hand of the Sea of Clouds", which has gained wisdom, has taken over the underground world of the entire Cloud Continent with its organization. For hundreds of years, I don't know how many people have suffered because of it.

Therefore, like King Elrios, even if he still has something to be sympathized with, his sins are unforgivable.

Simon reached for the ancient control panel.

For the first and last time, the boy gave the final order as the "King of Elrios".

"In the name of Erios, proclaim. ' The Hand of the Sea of Clouds' closes. ”

Time seems to stand still.

The light in the hut dimmed.

Everything fell silent.

……

"It's over, 'Grandpa.'" Lichenda said softly.

……

Belviel in the col looked into the distance.

She saw that the aurora of Lichenda's "Buddha-figure descending" was naturally lifted.

Ionia did not appear.

So she understood......

Ionia, defeated.

"Hand of the Sea of Clouds" ...... It's fallen!

"Thank you," she murmured, "little Simon." ”

Temporarily putting aside the hidden feelings in her heart, she let her spiritual power overlap with the sea of clouds and the magic net at the same time.

Simon's soul is no longer young and cannot handle the burden of the guardian of the sea of clouds.

But...... Everyone would respect him, just as they feared King Elrios, Bevill thought.

She held up the Staff of Sigmund in her hand. The head of the staff is a fickle element, sometimes fire, sometimes phoenix......

The surging sea of clouds and the power of the magic net flowed into Bevier's body through the staff.

In this way, she launched her own "seal".

The first new Guardian of the Sea of Clouds...... And so it was born. 8)