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The floating continent is literally a continent.
As it was a large landmass, the monsters that inhabited it were also diverse.
Among them, if you look for the weakest one, there are monsters that are around level 100.
During his few days in the Shadow Principality, Dojin spent most of his time hunting them.
A monster with high attack and defense power and a special ability called poison, but with low magic defense and vitality as its weaknesses.
Dojin leveled up by being captured by Karin and flying around the area where the monsters live, and using the “Black Dragon’s Fang” to deal with them one by one.
Because of the huge level difference, there was an experience penalty, so I didn’t level up at a tremendous speed, but it was better than just sitting around doing nothing.
“Dojin! Since you flew around hard today, please tell me about the world you used to live in!”
Most of the other time was spent with Karin.
She was so curious that she asked questions about everything whenever she had the chance.
Karin loved asking questions, hearing answers, and learning more about Dojin.
Humans, other worlds, Regenians… … .
Karin listened intently to Dojin and wrote about him in her diary.
So a week passed in the Shadow Principality.
Dojin woke up from his sleep at the set time as usual and naturally turned his head.
To see Karin, who is always waiting for his awakening in the same location.
“what’s the matter?”
But today, Karin’s expression was strange.
The bright smile was nowhere to be found, and his eyebrows were drooping, giving him the look of an abandoned puppy.
“Father is calling.”
As soon as he heard that, Dojin knew why she was so depressed.
‘Is the compensation ready?’
The reason Dojin is staying here is because Prince Tyrund told him to stay until he prepares the reward.
After receiving that compensation, there was no reason to stay here any longer, and this meant a planned separation.
Karin also knows that and is sad about it.
“Do you regret it?”
When Dojin asked, Karin looked at him with tearful eyes.
Eyes that look like they might cry at any moment if you touch them.
If I hadn’t been a vampire, I might have already been shedding tears.
“… … .”
Karin couldn’t say anything and just nodded.
‘I want to ask you to stay longer, Dojin. But I can’t. The Shadow Principality is not a good place for a human like you to live.’
If that doesn’t work, how about following along? That was also something Karin had been thinking about from the beginning.
But she knew very well that that shouldn’t be done.
‘Even though they have been greatly diluted over time, vampires are still terrible monsters and predators to humans.’
If the Empire and the Holy See find out that vampires are roaming the Central Continent, it won’t usually end in disaster.
‘If that happens, it will be too much trouble for Dojin. I can’t do that.’
Karin kept her mouth shut, mulling over the reasons why she couldn’t catch up or follow him.
Dojin’s hand came up to her head.
“I have a lot to do, so I can’t stay here any longer.”
“…i know.”
Karin’s face as she answered looked like someone sentenced to death.
“Don’t be too upset. You know what I do is an adventure, right? Someday, when I’m strong enough, I’ll come back to the floating continent to adventure. Then we’ll meet again.”
But after hearing the words that followed, his face became filled with hope.
“Are you really… are you really going to come back? Even though there’s nothing here?”
There’s nothing.
The floating continent is a land that has been left unattended for over a thousand years.
It is a place where all kinds of elixirs, treasures, and relics are sleeping.
‘In my previous life, I gave up after coming here several times because the Elder would kill me if I set foot on anything, but this time I don’t have to worry about that, so I’ll just come and sweep them all away.’
Dojin planned to immediately take over the floating continent and monopolize it once the conditions were right.
“Why isn’t there one? From my perspective, the floating continent is a land worth adventuring in.”
so.
“I plan to return quickly before others come and see me.”
Karin’s expression brightened. It was a drastic change, as if she had never been depressed before.
“Really? Are you really coming back to the floating continent to adventure?”
Karin was afraid that the promise would never come true, like, ‘I’ll come see you someday.’
Because in the books she had read, such a promise had never been kept.
But Dojin’s promise was different.
It was a promise with a specific purpose.
“Next time I’ll make it much easier for you to fly! From now on, I’ll practice flying every day!”
There was no need to do that. Dojin tried to stop her quietly, but it was no use.
* * *
“Karin must have been very sorry.”
The first words the Archduke spoke when he met her after a week were his concerns about his daughter.
“Once you realize how much you are loved, you will soon feel better.”
“…I have to try it.”
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The Archduke, speaking in a tone of uncertainty, let out a faint sigh.
With that, the image of the father worrying about his daughter disappeared, and the great wizard and vampire king returned.
“Then I will show you the reward I promised.”
Prince Tyrund opened his hand, revealing a geometric pillar of blood.
The pillar was made up of numerous lines and shapes, which at first glance looked like DNA.
“This is the magic eye that I created myself over the past week.”
Maan.
Dojin’s heart raced at just two letters.
If it had been a rare item, I wouldn’t have been this excited, but this was different from a simple item.
‘The Ma-an series is the highest level of traits.’
It is the kind of reward that brings about fundamental changes that affect the owner’s overall abilities.
“If it’s Ma-an… I know that most of them come with side effects.”
Still, verification had to be thorough.
To prevent anything from going wrong, even if it’s just a little bit.
The Archduke nodded as if he understood.
“That’s how a wizard has to be careful. In fact, when I went back to my wizard days and worked, I almost overdid it without realizing it. A wizard… always has to be careful.”
It was as if he was reflecting on his own mistakes.
“I’m speaking from experience, so you won’t do much harm by heeding it. This is advice from an old wizard, not from an ageless monster.”
“… A wizard must be careful. I will keep that in mind.”
The Archduke nodded and twisted his fingers, and a magic circle resembling DNA spread out.
“The material for this eye is ‘me’. It is an object that was magically processed using true blood based on my genetic information, and then refined through repeated degradation to the point where it can be transplanted to humans.”
What? Are those your eyeballs?
Dojin’s eye almost fell out.
What on earth did this old man make?
“You seem a little surprised. But there’s no need for that. In the process of deteriorating it to a level where it can be transplanted to humans without any side effects, the originality has been almost completely lost. It’s no different from a normal magic eye. In order to ensure stability, we’ve removed a lot of things, so there’s not much functionality left.”
The abilities of the Demon Eye, which the Grand Duke claims to be ‘ordinary Demon Eye’, were roughly as follows.
1. New Mana Vault – Mana storage capacity is greatly increased.
2. Additional magic circuit – This is the addition of a magic circuit that is literally in the shape of an eye.
3. Permanent Dark Vision – The Dark Vision spell that allows you to see through the darkness becomes passive.
4. New Sight – Your eyes will open to see mana itself.
Even a truly ‘ordinary eye’ with only the first and second functions costs a fortune.
Considering the cost of materials, production costs, surgery costs, and various leak costs, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it would break the hundreds of millions.
However, the Maan prepared by Grand Duke Tyrund had two additional functions, so it could be said to be a product of chance that would be difficult to obtain even if you paid several times the amount of money.
“And one more thing… … .”
And that wasn’t the end of it.
Is it because he is such an aristocratic person?
The Archduke’s obsession with giving back as much as he received was truly ‘aristocratic’.
So, did I feel bad? Of course not.
“I have hidden a small mystery inside the eye of the beast. You may not be able to tell what it is now, but as you grow as a wizard, you will be able to figure out what I have hidden. And as you grow and grow, you will be able to interpret it.”
“So you’re saying that you’ll have to figure out what the final gift is by solving the puzzle. It’s quite a… wizardly gift.”
“Anyway, I guess that means I’m a wizard too.”
The Archduke held out his hand.
“What are you going to do? I’ve given you enough explanation, now it’s time to make a decision.”
Hoo. Dojin took a deep breath and looked at Archduke Tyrund with confidence.
“I believe that a wizard must be cautious, but at the same time, he must also be bold. I will accept it.”
The code of the magic eye that was placed on the Grand Duke’s hand flew to Dojin’s left eye and was absorbed.
“The name I gave to these eyes is ‘Quiet Night.’”
Silent night.
It was a name that suited the noble of the eternally dark night very well.
[The code for Ma-an “Quiet Night” has been entered.]
Dojin’s eyes briefly became engulfed in a red glow, then turned pitch black.
A heavy darkness, like the deep sea where not a single ray of light enters, settled over Dojin’s left eye.
Dojin blinked his eyes.
I felt a bit uncomfortable and stiff.
at that time.
[Additional encrypted codes were found in the newly entered code.]
[Start analyzing encrypted code.]
The Book of Truth suddenly intervened.
The diagrams visible only to Dojin’s eyes were floating around in a mess, being dismantled and analyzed.
[Information analysis complete.]
At the end, the floating pieces came together to form a single spell.
[The unique magic “Wedge of Exploitation” is recorded in the Book of Truth.]
It was one of his unique spells, the “Wedge of Exploitation,” created by Archmage Karnes Tyrund.
‘This was the last gift… … ?’
Dojin, who was looking back and forth between the message floating in the air and the sky, had a hard time hiding his bewilderment.
The Archduke said to him:
“It seems to be settling in properly. However, it will take some time to adjust. It will take even longer to solve the mystery hidden there. Perhaps, it may be blocked by a wall of talent and never be solved.”
Dojin asked him like that.
“Is this what the riddle is referring to?”
In hand, floating the newly acquired spell.
It was a wedge made of blood that swayed red.
What was the reaction of Archduke Tyrund when he saw it?
“That’s ridiculous!”
It was astonishing.
