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Chapter 150

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A large boulder sat alone at the snow-covered mountain peak.

From that spot, a flow of wind mana could be felt.

Kaylen glanced at Violet and smiled in satisfaction.

“As expected, bringing you was the right choice.”

“Now that I’m here, I can feel it too. The mana is resonating from the boulder.”

A resonance between S-Class Mana Suits.

It wasn’t just a legend—it was real.

‘Why is it resonating? Is it because of an angel? Could it be that another S-Class Mana Suit has an angel sealed within it?’

Violet had her doubts, but for now, she focused on examining the Mana Suit.

The two swords carrying them descended near the boulder, and Kaylen slowly walked toward it.

“This confirms it.”

Swoosh.

As Kaylen reached out his hand toward the boulder, his fingers slipped inside as if sinking into sand.

‘Is this boulder an illusion?’

Violet, curious at how effortlessly Kaylen’s hand had entered, reached out beside him to try the same.

But unlike Kaylen, she felt nothing but solid rock.

So much for an illusion.

Kaylen was simply an extraordinary being on an entirely different level—capable of penetrating stone as easily as sand.

‘It doesn’t even seem like he’s using Aura.’

Feeling once again the overwhelming strength of Kaylen, Violet silently watched him as he dug into the boulder.

Once the location was pinpointed by the S-Class Mana Suit Glacia, Kaylen began his search without hesitation.

“I’ll be back shortly.”

At first, he only inserted his hand, but soon, he walked in entirely.

And within minutes—

“I found it.”

He emerged holding a pair of steel boots radiating a green glow.

“You... already found it?”

“Yes. Once the location is identified, it’s easy.”

The S-Class Wind Mana Suit—Stormwind.

Even though it had been inside a boulder, it looked as if it had just been crafted.

The faint emerald light shimmering across its surface carried a powerful wind mana, befitting an S-Class Mana Suit.

“Speaking of which... Violet.”

“Yes?”

“How did you obtain Glacia?”

“Glacia selects its master once every hundred years. The Dungeon Guild oversees the selection ceremony, traveling through each kingdom once every century.”

When Violet was twelve—

Glacia had caused a great stir by choosing her, a mere first-circle mage, over countless water mana masters.

“The Dungeon Guild oversees it?”

“Yes.”

“So, is Glacia the only one with a selection ceremony?”

“As far as I know, yes. Other S-Class Mana Suits don’t even have known names. In fact, I first heard the Wind Mana Suit’s name—Stormwind—from Your Highness.”

“I see...”

Of all the S-Class Mana Suits, the only one with a known name was Glacia.

Even the name Stormwind had only been discovered through the Holy Emperor''s revelation.

‘When it comes to S-Class Mana Suits, it seems Sanctuary knows more.’@@@@

They had identified Stormwind’s location and even conducted Glacia’s selection ceremony.

‘Glacia had the Dominion Angel, Ariella, sealed within it.’

She had sweet-talked about granting legitimacy for the throne, but in reality—

She had planned to descend into Violet’s body and flee to the Celestial Realm.

Her plan ultimately failed, but Kaylen still remembered the disgraceful end of that angel.

‘Could there be an angel inside Stormwind as well?’

Originally, he intended to absorb the Wind Mana right away—

But if an angel was sealed within, it wouldn’t hurt to make contact first.

Kaylen examined the green boots before putting them on.

Swish.

The boots adjusted to fit his feet, and soon—

Stormwind, which had initially taken the form of boots, gradually began to fade away.

But it wasn’t just the boots that disappeared.

“Y-Your Highness... your feet...!”

Kaylen’s feet had vanished as well.

It was as if everything below his knees had been cleanly severed.

No—rather than being severed, it felt more like...

“Invisibility, huh?”

His feet were merely hidden within the atmosphere, making them imperceptible.

“So you’re an angel too.”

—Yes, I am Dominion Angel Ramiel. I wished to remain in eternal rest, but in the end... has even the farthest edge of this continent fallen to demons...?

From within Stormwind, the angel Ramiel let out a sorrowful lament.

Unlike Ariella, who had been sealed in Glacia and had raged upon seeing the black-and-white flames—

Ramiel’s tone was closer to resignation.

—Servant of darkness... I have already lost. I was sealed away in despair. I know nothing, and I have nothing to say. No matter what methods you use, it will all be futile. My lips will never open.

“I’m no servant of darkness. Rather...”

Kaylen summoned the Six Swords and drew the Holy Sword from his Lightblade.

“You’re a Hero, aren’t you?”

- This is... the Holy Sword...!

For a moment, Ramiel’s voice brightened at the power of the Holy Sword Astella.

- No, wait. If the Holy Sword is here... Does that mean the Sanctuary has fallen?! You wretched spawn of demons! How dare you impersonate a Hero!

But it was only for a brief moment before he began shouting again in a stern, elderly tone.

Being scolded over trivial matters like this reminded Kaylen of being nitpicked by elders, and he furrowed his brows.

‘Should I just absorb him?’

Since he was sealed, it didn’t seem like he knew much anyway.

Kaylen considered absorbing the wind mana outright but decided to at least try and see if he could get anything useful out of him. With that thought, he manifested his Six Blades.

The six Aura Swords flared into existence behind him.

Ramiel’s voice trembled as he asked,

- T-This is... the Dragon Sword God?

“That’s right.”

- The Dragon Sword God... If it’s you... then you must be a Hero.

Upon seeing the Six Blades, Ramiel’s tone softened.

Kaylen, sensing that they could finally have a proper conversation, asked what had been on his mind.

“How did an angel end up sealed inside an S-rank Mana Suit?”

- I... only remember being sealed in the Demon Realm. I had infiltrated it under the command of Lord Lucifer...

“You were acting under Lucifer’s orders? An angel?”

- That’s right! The Lucifer known to the world was merely a Marquis of the Demon Realm, but that was just a cover! Lord Lucifer was, in truth, an Archangel who had infiltrated the Demon Realm!

“...An Archangel? Him?”

Kaylen’s voice wavered.

Marquis Lucifer of the Demon Realm...

Wasn’t he the one who ascended as the White Demon King, Deimos, after the Crimson Flame Demon King perished?

- Yes. There was a hidden blade of the Celestial God that no one knew about. The fourth Archangel, Lucifer! Even after the Demon King was slain, he maintained his cover and continued to struggle to conquer the Demon Realm...

“So that’s why he became the Demon King?”

- But... he was discovered by the enemy and was sealed inside this Mana Suit— Wait, what?! The Demon King?! What do you mean?!

Ramiel, who had been about to continue his tale, suddenly reacted in shock to Kaylen’s words.

“Marquis Lucifer of the Demon Realm—he is now reigning as the White Demon King, Deimos.”

- ...Lord Lucifer became... the Demon King?

“That’s right. But... something doesn’t add up. The Middle Realm has fallen to the Demon Realm, and the Celestial Realm is in the midst of being conquered. If he’s truly the fourth Archangel of the Celestial God, shouldn’t it be the other way around?”

If Lucifer was really a high-ranking Archangel, then it should have been the Demon Realm that was being overrun by the Celestial Realm.

The Middle Realm should have remained as it was.

So why had everything taken such a turn for the worse?

Lucifer had been sent as a spy but ended up becoming the Demon King.

- W-Wait. That can’t be! The Celestial Realm is being invaded by the Demon Realm?!

“That’s right. Since the White Demon King can wield the power of light, they were utterly overwhelmed.”

- That’s impossible. Lord Lucifer would never... That can’t be... That’s impossible...

Ramiel began repeating the same words like a broken record.

Even when Kaylen tried asking something else, all he got in response was,

- Lord Lucifer... That can’t be...

Ramiel kept repeating it over and over, dazed and distraught.

And then—

His voice gradually faded, until it suddenly ceased altogether.

“...What the hell?”

Did he seriously just vanish after mindlessly repeating the same phrase?

Baffled, Kaylen hurriedly examined the Mana Suit.

Stormwind, which had now been fully revealed after losing its transparency—

It seemed to have shut down.

‘At least the wind mana is intact...’

His primary objective, acquiring the wind mana, was still successful.

But seeing Ramiel disappear so abruptly, he couldn’t be sure how long this mana would remain stable.

“Violet, I’m sorry, but we need to go back.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Before the wind mana disappeared, he needed to absorb it along with the World Tree’s fruit.

Violet, sensing the gravity of the situation, quickly climbed down from the rock.

“Open the Path of Light.”

As they returned to the royal palace, Kaylen mulled over the angel’s final words.

‘Lucifer... Did he betray the Celestial God?’

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