Chapter 306
Roina nodded. They looked at her with awe. The ultimate goal they had been dreaming of, the first star who brought magic to humanity, was here.
“However, who I am doesn’t seem to be the important part right now. I would like us to focus on this matter. Because what Ryuhyeon wants is the destruction of the entire world.”
At those words, the people gathered in the main hall fell silent. Everyone seemed tense. It was so quiet that their trembling breaths and the sound of swallowing could be heard. Was it because the matter was bigger than they thought? Or because several shocking and unbelievable facts were revealed all at once?
“The reason I have informed you all of this is that I want your help with the ritual. You cannot possibly help without knowing this fact.”
“Indeed.”
Yoseph nodded from the side. As the acting head of the 신정부 and the leader of the mages, his agreement silenced everyone. They implicitly agreed that they should follow his opinion for now.
“Lutan and I, that is, we Grand Magicians, will each go to the imperial palace to distract the enemy. At that time, there is something you must do.”
Roina scanned the surroundings with clear eyes and spoke distinctly. Her resonant voice echoed in the air.
“That thing that you must do is…”
It was a counterattack that struck the blind spot of the contract. The contract that made Ryuhyeon appear in the world was between the crown prince and Ryuhyeon. And the crown prince, by being connected to Roina, completed the form of that contract. They twisted that contract and turned it over to Yoseph. And Yoseph had no intention of letting that form be as Ryuhyeon wanted.
“Die here and become the completion of the contract!”
“No!”
Taking advantage of the moment Ryuhyeon wavered, Yoseph plunged the sword into the crown prince’s body. The crown prince, whose connection with Ryuhyeon was severed, finally breathed his last, like a puppet with its strings cut. Drip, drip, blood flowed down, and all traces of the contract were absorbed by Yoseph.
And, everything became silent.
“Haa, haa…”
“We did it… We did it, Yoseph!”
Roina shouted happily and looked at him. Yoseph, his face full of sweat, looked back at Roina and smiled faintly. It was then.
“Be careful!”
“Ha, hahahaha!!”
“Yoseph!”
Dark tentacles stretched out from around Yoseph, trying to entangle Roina, but were thwarted by Lutan’s attack. Yoseph, with one eye turned purple, looked at Roina and laughed grotesquely. Ryuhyeon had entered Yoseph’s body.
“How foolish. If it’s just a matter of inheriting the contract, wouldn’t it be possible for me to use that contract? It’s just a matter of changing the host!”
Ryuhyeon laughed maniacally. Roina wore an expression close to despair. When Yoseph said this was possible, she should have stopped him. Was the problem that they changed the contract too quickly because of the lack of time?
It had turned out differently from their intentions. The new contract was originally intended to exclude Ryuhyeon.
“Ahahahaha-! Now, I will devour this world, and have you, Roina…!!”
Thud, his body stopped at that moment. As if the whole world had stopped, the darkness that had been pulsing, the distorted imperial palace, everything stopped. Yoseph’s hand, filled with strength, was raised, gripping the sword.
“No, no. This can’t be. How dare a mere human escape my control? No. Damn it!”
“Yoseph!”
Roina realized in an instant what Yoseph was trying to do. She called out to Yoseph desperately. No. At that moment, Yoseph, with one eye closed, looked at Roina and smiled faintly.
‘Goodbye.’
Saying those words with his lips, he plunged the sword that had pierced the crown prince into his own chest.
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