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Luo Ya looked up and glanced in a certain direction, a smile even playing on his lips.
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Sunlight shines on this tranquil forest, its rays filtering through the leaves and dappling the ground.
Black feathers scattered all over the ground, and a girl with black wings appeared out of thin air.
The girl had very beautiful features, and her purplish-black hair shimmered with a mesmerizing light under the sunlight. Her jet-black wings added a unique charm to her.
At that moment, a person was sitting opposite the girl.
It was a boy with short, blood-red hair and blood-red eyes. He was sitting in an extremely arrogant posture. His body was covered with tattoos etched with blood-red stripes. When he saw the girl, he said to her with a haughty expression, "Hey, Restia, you've really taken a liking to that guy?"
The girl named Restia turned around, looked at the arrogant brat in front of her, and a look of disgust flashed in her eyes.
She frowned slightly, her face showing displeasure, and said, "Gio Inzat, watch your words."
Inzat chuckled and casually said, "What, how about I show you my abilities as the 'Successor of the Demon King'?"
Restia's displeasure deepened, and the girl's expression turned pity, her sarcasm growing stronger as she said to Inzat, "You know where your abilities came from, don't fool yourself. Also, the so-called successor to the Demon King is just something you added to yourself. You are inferior to him, much less to Len Ashbell."
Restia's words pierced Inzat's heart like a sharp blade. Inzat's arrogant expression froze, and he glared angrily at Restia, shouting, "You bastard, do you want to die?"
No sooner had Inzat finished speaking than someone appeared standing beside Restia.
It was a girl with long, brown hair, but her eyes were dim and she exuded an extremely dangerous aura.
The moment Inzaghi saw the girl, his eyes narrowed sharply, and his face showed disbelief. He said to Restia, "Are you crazy? How could you bring him out?"
Restia's smiling face turned cold. She raised her eyes and looked at Inzat expressionlessly, saying, "What do you mean?"
Sensing Restia's displeasure, the girl stepped forward, but it was this step that made the usually fearless Inzat take a step back.
Inzat swallowed hard and could only snarl, "Crazy woman!"
After hurling a vicious insult at each other, the three fell silent once more.
Restia was too lazy to explain anything further, Inzat was simply embarrassed, and the girl was unable to speak at all.
As she spoke, she revealed that she now possessed only a very weak consciousness, and that Alice and Claire would be utterly shocked if they could see the girl's appearance.
Because she was the winner of the Elf Sword Dance Festival three years ago, and the girl hailed as the strongest sword dancer.
Her name is Lian Ashbell.
The girl who had quelled the Fire Spirit King's rage with her exquisite sword dance was now completely stunned.
If Roya were here, he would probably be able to tell the other party's current state at a glance.
Chapter 204 The storm is coming
This black aura was almost identical to the black mist that Roya had seen in his dream, the biggest difference being that the mist on Ren Ashbell was much purer.
Three years ago, when Len Ashbell won the Sword Dance Festival, she made a wish to the Spirit King, and that wish was for the Water Spirit King to die.
Although the Elf King cannot control wishes, and the actions themselves are not under his control, it is still somewhat naive to wish for the Elf King's death in front of him.
The outcome was obvious: Ren Ashbell was directly devoured by the [Otherworldly Darkness].
The dense dark energy can erode the mind of the elf wielder, and even a genius like Ren Ashbell cannot stay in the darkness of another world for long.
Restia used spatial magic to send Ren Ashbell away. Even though Ren Ashbell had already been tainted by the dark aura of the other world, at most she would lose some memories, which was not a big deal. In fact, Ren Ashbell could become stronger after being tainted by this energy, and her Demon King status could be awakened.
But at that moment, the sprite magic that used time and space encountered a problem.
To be precise, it wasn't that there was a problem with her spellcasting technique; as a dark elf, she would never make such a basic mistake.
A spatial fluctuation disrupted the space, and it was this momentary effect that forced Ren Ashbell to remain in the darkness of the other world for ten minutes.
It was during this period that the dark aura completely corrupted the boy. If Restia hadn't protected Len Ashbell, Len Ashbell would have been completely lost in the darkness and chaos. At that time, Len Ashbell would no longer be Len Ashbell, but would have become a monster-level existence like Solomon.
Even so, the consequence of this short period of time is that Ren Ashbell has become such a being.
It wasn't just a change in gender; even their souls were tainted with darkness.
To be honest, Restia, as a dark elf and the guide of the Demon King, and previously known as "Solomon's Ring," has only truly guided one person: Ren Ashbell.
The other demon lords either died before meeting her or never met her. Almost all of them ended their lives before meeting Restia Ashdor, or, like the legendary Solomon, awakened in an irregular form, were devoured by forces they could not control, and turned into clumps of resentment.
Who could have imagined that the demon king who brought suffering to this continent was actually a complete loser?
However, even such a failure still stung the nerves of everyone on this continent.
When Restia met Len Ashbell, the gears of fate began to turn.
This was the first time she had truly watched Lian Ashbell grow up.
Ren Ashbell's talent is exceptional, far surpassing that of most Spirit Users. After spending some time together, Restia was able to confidently guide Ren Ashbell step by step to awaken the power within her, and in fact, the results were surprisingly good.
The fact that Ren Ashbell can be called the strongest sword dancer at the Elf Sword Dance Festival is enough to say everything.
However, due to a mistake, Ren Ashbell gradually fell into the abyss, and now she is in a state of near ruin.
It was for her own good, and also for her own mission. Now, all she could do was try to transfer the power that belonged to the Dark Elf King to another substitute.
Therefore, upon learning of Roya's existence, I had very mixed feelings.
Although she had spent many years with Restia and had developed some feelings for her, all she could do now was transfer that power away.
Restia looked at the silent Ren Ashbell beside her, at that face that could be described as bewitching, and finally sighed, "Never mind, let it be. This is a good thing for him too."
After speaking, Restia turned her gaze to Inzat and said calmly, "In that case, go and try it out. See what's going on with that guy. If you can, lure him here."
Inzat was slightly taken aback, then burst into wild laughter. Inzat's handsome face was full of arrogance as he laughed, "Alright, I'll show you who the real successor to the Demon King is."
Restia didn't speak, and waited until Inzat disappeared into the woods before she scoffed, "A bug."
Lian Ashbell glanced at Inzaghi's retreating figure, but remained silent, her eyes cold and indifferent.
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After dealing with everything, Roya returned home and took Alice to the infirmary. Upon receiving confirmation that Alice was alright, Roya told her to rest in the infirmary while he went to Grevas's location to deliver the mission.
Inside the office, Grevas looked up at the relaxed young man and said with a faint smile, "It seems everything is going smoothly."
Roya nodded, glancing at Grevas, whose mature and exquisite face always wore a smile, but that smile was more like a mask.
She curled her lip and casually said, "I've already taken action, what can't I solve? Besides, isn't everything under your control?"
Roya's understated sarcasm did not displease Grevas. Grevas still smiled and said, "This attack was indeed unexpected, but life is always full of surprises, isn't it? There will only be more to come, not less."
Grevas's pointed remark made Roya frown slightly. Roya asked coldly, "What else are you hiding from me?"
Grevas shrugged, a smile playing on her lips, and said to Roya, "Well, as long as you can get the Sword Dance Festival."
Roya gave Grevas a deep look and casually said, "Fine, considering how much you've helped me, I'll help you out to the best of my ability."
Then Roya turned and left. Watching Roya's departing figure, Grevas's composed expression vanished. Grevas rubbed her temples, sighed, and murmured as she looked out the window, "Truly, a storm is brewing."
Chapter 205 Negotiation with Esther
Grevas knows some things, but the more she knows, the more easily she becomes confused.
While Grevas wasn't exactly lost, these very things were causing her distress.
The view outside the window was beautiful; the clouds stretched endlessly across the sky, forming a white ocean. Grevas adjusted her glasses, feeling a strange sense of unease.
"Seriously, I hope everything goes well."
The morning was delayed because of matters at the academy. When Roya found Claire, she was looking at him with a displeased expression.
Claire said to Roya, "You're too slow, you idiot."
Seeing the other person's completely clueless look, Roya couldn't help but say, "You've really been getting lazier and lazier lately."
Claire retorted loudly, "What? I'm lazy? How am I lazy?"
Roya didn't want to dwell on the matter, so he explained what had happened that morning to Claire, who looked shocked.
"What? Monsters are attacking the academy?" Claire exclaimed in shock.
The incident happened in the morning. Although it was a big deal and had already spread among the students of those academies, Claire probably slept all morning and was unaware of it, which was within Roya's expectations. That's why Roya said that Claire was too negligent.
Luo Ya sighed helplessly and walked away into the distance, saying to the girl behind him, "Come on, let me continue teaching you."
Upon hearing this, Claire's eyes lit up, and she followed Roya's steps.
Even she couldn't help but be moved by such a sword dance.
Life went on as usual, nothing special.
What Roya should note is that when Claire was being taught, Esther transformed into human form and stood by to watch.
Generally speaking, in order to conserve energy, spirits do not walk in the world in their physical form. Instead, they exist as a kind of consciousness, attaching themselves to the spirit user. When the spirit user needs to summon the spirit, they connect to the gate of the spirit elemental world, and the spirit then manifests in the world with divine power.
However, as a top-level sword spirit, Esther has her own will. She possesses some divine power, and she has also signed a spirit contract with Roya. The connection between the two is very deep. With Roya's consent, it is more than enough for her to mobilize some divine power to maintain her form in the human world.
Roya didn't find anything particularly unusual about Ester secretly diverting Kamui's energy.
Leaving aside everything else, the elements of magic and divine power alone are enough to create a vast ocean.
While the divine power that Esther stole might be considered a lot to ordinary people, for Roya it was like opening a small stream and digging water from the ocean to flow into it.
It was practically nothing, so much so that if Roya didn't pay close attention, he might not even be able to detect the disappearance of his divine power energy.