Radoplica seemed to have gone off well, but there was no sign of the fusion beginning yet. The source that had appeared inside me from the butler’s spell was still incomplete, so it seemed he was still in the middle of reincarnating. He had said he wouldn’t be able to coexist inside me for very long, but regardless it would give us time to search for the next solution.
For now, my body faced no impediments from the fusion. Just a slight headache.
“But this is a little too noticeable,” I said, looking down at the Two-Law Usurper’s body, now utterly prone. Hiding him in a storage circle would cut the Gyze connection, so that wasn’t an option. I drew a magic circle over the body. “Ateness.”
Dark light covered the Two-Law Usurper’s body, distorting his outline. He was condensed into formless darkness, eventually refining into the shape of a blade—a jet-black demon sword. There was no guard or hilt, and the tang was directly wrapped in thread. A sheath appeared beside the sword. I had transformed him into a demon sword, but otherwise all his original qualities were the same.
This way, he was easy to both carry around and return to his original form. With Iris I created a sword belt, attached the new blade, and hung it at my waist. It would come in useful while I was acting as the Two-Law Usurper too—I decided to name it the Two-Law Blade.
“Hmm.”
The black particles that had been leaking from me after the damage dealt by Egil Grone Angdroa had slowly calmed down and completely faded. My power was now flowing into the Two-Law Blade instead. The new sword was connected to my source through a Gyze link, so basically it was like a second body of mine.
Since it wasn’t the butler’s original form, it took extra magic power to maintain the sword and, in turn, the vessel it had been transformed from. But since I was using it to absorb my destruction at its full strength, having it actually made my magic easier to control. With the Two-Law Blade, I wouldn’t be in danger of destroying the world even if I went a little wild.
Back in Militia’s world, only my own body could contain my destruction. The sea sure was a vast place.
“My liege,” Shin said through Leaks.
“What’s up?”
“The assailants are heading for a city in the sky. Do we follow?”
A city? That meant more people. Not a place where we could riot.
“Standby outside for now.”
“Understood.”
Just then, the vague magic power within me gained an outline.
“The floating city is Pablohetra,” a voice said through Leaks. It seemed Radoplica had proceeded to the next stage.
“The Silverwater Academy, huh?”
Radoplica hadn’t stabilized yet, but as long as I stayed out of combat, it should be fine. Simply observing shouldn’t be a problem.
I borrowed Shin’s vision and used Gatom. The world turned white, and I appeared in the middle of the air beside Shin and Lay.
They were staring at a large landmass floating in the air. It was fairly wide but was much taller than it was wide. All kinds of buildings were built on the landmass, forming a city with multiple features—lakes, fields, and forests included. The entire island was covered in barriers and wards to protect from enemy attack.
“Where did they enter?” I asked.
“Over there,” Lay said, pointing at the center of the floating island. There was a single section with no barrier, just a large gate.
“It doesn’t look like just anyone can walk in,” he said.
“I’ll ask how to get inside,” I replied.
He looked at me curiously. “Ask who?”
“I made a new friend playing catch just now. He was on the verge of death, so I’m lending him my body.”
“You mean you nearly killed him?” Lay asked with a wry smile. I grinned in return.
“Come to think of it, I never asked for your name,” I said.
The source within me replied. “I am Loncruz Zaevatt, butler of the Two-Law Usurper.”
“Anos Voldigoad. These two are my subordinates, Shin and Lay.”
After telling him my name, the magic power in me increased. Radoplica had progressed.
“A problem has arisen, Lord Anos...” Loncruz said.
“What’s wrong?”
“Radoplica will soon be completed, but the inside of your body is like hell itself. There’s an unbelievable amount of destruction raging, and a nothingness that’s emptier than the void itself. I’ve never seen such a violent source before. It’s the worst matchup for me to try to fuse with.”
It was more or less exactly as I expected.
“Can you adapt?” I asked.
“I will go into a dormant state as soon as Radoplica is completed to adjust to your body and source. But considering the amount of destruction within you, the most it may do is improve my resistance to it slightly...”
So there was no telling until he tried. Maybe it would’ve been safer to move Loncruz to another body. But using Radoplica on Shin or Lay would have exposed their sources to danger. And even if I wanted to transfer him to someone else, it seemed like Loncruz didn’t have the strength to reincarnate multiple times anyway.
“What happens when you’re dormant?”
“I will be awake, but unable to respond. I have some time left, so if you have any questions, ask them now.”
We could deal with Loncruz’s problem after his dormant state had ended, and we knew what his resistance to my destruction was like. In the meantime, I could deal with this.
“The group that picked a fight with me is in Pablohetra. Is there any way of entering peacefully?” I asked.
“The Silverwater Academy Pablohetra is an alliance of academies from numerous miniature worlds. People from all over gather here to work, learn, and fight proxy wars based on the lull of the Sacred Silverwater Sea.”
The lull of the sea? It sounded nice, but what did that really mean?