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If mages classified it by levels, it would be a high-difficulty technique.

The mana technique called Shape of Shadow.

Not to sleep, but to continue the training technique.

Perda returned to the dark room.

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The only thing necessary was the movement of the circle.

For him, this posed no problem.

But Perda had already walked paths far harsher and more demanding.

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If he had done so, he would have reached the 5th circle at that very moment.

And finally, that circle began to move.

Perda also knew how to force it.

‘The amount is ridiculously insufficient.’

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That was why he restrained that feeling while searching for an answer.

He knew how dangerous it was to be consumed by emotions.

But he didn’t.

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And finally, he found it.

He expanded the flow of mana and concentrated it throughout his entire body.

Perda closed his eyes.

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Then, he slowly tilted it and poured it all out.

His mind was projected into the world of shadows.

The trembling shadow beneath the candlelight, moving with his breathing.

His inner world was crushed against the ground.

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The rising shadow met the red circle in his dantian.

‘Valdrova.’

That shadow began to move on its own and slowly slid toward his body.

Perda’s mind began to imagine her figure on its own.

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Inside his head lived a mad painter.

Thousands of times he drew, thousands of times he broke it.

He drew the same image over and over again, but never satisfied, he also destroyed it.

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A doubt that had disappeared when he stopped Valdrova’s rampage.

‘It was something I had wanted to understand ever since I reached the 3rd circle.’

But in the end, Perda understood it.

That emptiness was not simple thirst.

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‘Tomorrow.’

In the image of Valdrova he was drawing, there was an emptiness.

In that emptiness were two syllables.

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Unlike when he was dominated by anger, this time there was fervor.

On a wider canvas, he began to draw Valdrova without restraint.

‘Her tomorrow.’

At that instant, the mad painter inside him began to move.

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The image turned into a phrase.

He placed himself within that empty space.

Not just any tomorrow.

‘A tomorrow in which I am there.’

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At the moment the sentence was completed, something astonishing happened.

‘I want to share tomorrow with her.’

The superficial images came to life.

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The vague figure of his companion was replaced by a beautiful woman with red hair and four horns.

Perda recognized it.

‘Innocence.’

A dream of a weak child from a distant past.

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It moves.

Ecstasy is the peak point of emotion.

It was a dream and at the same time, an ecstasy.

That growing feeling violently shook the circle.

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If he left it like that, Perda would be destroyed.

That future together must not be an illusion, but reality.

Perda brought the sensation of the shape of the shadow toward the circle.

That was why he focused.

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‘It’s easy.’

It was incomparable to shaping it with a single hand.

At that moment, dozens of hands emerged, gathering the turbulent mana and shaping it.

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The rotation continued, the form was molded.

Even forming circles 1 and 2 had been more difficult.

By surrounding it from all sides, there was no escape.

‘Too easy.’

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He opened his eyes.

Perda reached the 4th circle.

And so, it was coated with a new layer.

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It was not on another level.

It was the 3rd-level spell, Shadow Hand.

The shadow twisted and soon took the shape of a hand.

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It was not an artificial creation made with magic.

He adapted immediately.

It was another limb hidden within Perda’s body.

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The hand split into more hands.

Those hands split into more.

And so, they multiplied endlessly.

‘The shadow is me.’

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The small room filled with black hands.

The candle could not withstand the dense darkness and went out.

‘And I am the shadow.’

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A guild is an organization that certifies the identity of its members and grants them benefits.

In return, it demands responsibility for their actions, regulates them through rules, and requires unity for the common good.

Guild.

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Protecting their interests through association is its essence.

More than benefiting, it controlled.

More than certifying, it monitored.

But the Human Magic Society of Serdes was different.

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Its founder was Erdes Roton.

That was the world in which the mages of the Serdes continent lived.

Even 150 years later, she is still alive and active.

In the dragon-demon war, she was one of the twelve heroes of the expedition who joined together to defeat the Demon King, and she is also the founder of the Human Magic Society.

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The embodiment of knowledge.

The mage who has not let go of the title of the strongest of humanity up to the current generation.

A living witness.

She possessed experience impossible to ignore, and yet she appeared younger than women in their prime.

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“I don’t want to!!”

She complained like a child.

“You have to attend to your administrative duties.”

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“How am I supposed to do it? crystal And my name is Lu.”

“I put them there so I wouldn’t see your face. alien Let Blue do it.”

“I don’t want to work! galaxy Leave me alone!”

“You’ve been piling up work for days. harbor Look at this. academy There are so many documents you can’t even see your face anymore, boss.”

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“Don’t I open it properly when I’m challenged to a duel?”

“But you don’t even open the door.”

“It’s fine to fall behind a little. album If it bothers you that much, tell him to come and say it to my face.”

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“That’s the problem. voyage They all say they’re risking their lives, but when I say do you want to die? they answer I want to live! and run away. palette They’ve got no guts, no guts.”

In a world where the difference in circles reduces the chances of victory to nearly zero, there was no one who could defeat her in theory.

She was a heroine of the dragon-demon war and the strongest mage of humanity.

“Who in their right mind would fight the boss?”

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She said it as if it were nothing.

“Well, sometimes you overdo it with the force. altitude But we reached a friendly agreement with the affected person, right?”

All the assistant could do was sigh and hand her more documents.

“But you crippled someone who actually risked his life.”

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With a slight movement of her finger, the list flew into Erdes’s hand.

Lu muttered to himself.

Even if you don’t, it doesn’t matter.

“Here is the list of attendees for the Grand Council. athlete Review it.”

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“There are many old men I know. riddle At that age they should leave it to their children. arrow How long do they plan to continue?”

“That’s what I say.”

“Remove that look before I gouge your eyes out. sphere Understood?”

The assistant’s eyes fell on Erdes.

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“I thought I had seen wrong.”

“Is there a problem?”

She repeated that name several times.

While reviewing the list, her gaze stopped at one point.

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“But no, I didn’t make a mistake. sphere Blue, don’t you know how to do your job properly?”

The assistant was bewildered by the sudden insult.

“Huh?”

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“Here it says this guy’s surname is Valdrova.”

She pointed at a name.

“Ah, that’s correct. atomic It’s the name of the red dragon Valdrova. riddle It’s not an error on my part or the organizer’s.”

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“Do you swear to me it’s not a lie?”

“Yes. avalanche There are records.”

“How strange, that dangerous dragon… So, is he one of her spawn?”

Erdes shrugged, brushing it off.

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But her face darkened.

“Eh… didn’t you know?”

Erdes smiled slightly.

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“N-no! silence I didn’t mean to disrespect you or mock you, this is simply—”

“Get to the point.”

“What is it that I don’t know? aspect That I’m an ignorant idiot of the world? amateur Or that today you might lose your head?”

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“Well… this time it’s about the fiancé of the red dragon Valdrova.”

No matter how carefree she was, she understood what that meant.

“Fiancé?”

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“I’m asking if it’s real.”

“Huh?”

“Seriously?”

“Uh… yes, it’s real.”

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“Search, Perda Valdrova.”

“Yes, one moment!”

“How curious. absorb No one voluntarily goes to be executed… Bring me the file of that Perda.”

The assistant placed both hands on his temples and cast a spell.

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At that instant, piles of papers slid through the gap under the door and stacked up in front of him.

Her eyes quickly scanned the documents.

After completing the spell, he handed them to Erdes.

“H-here they are.”

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“Let’s see… third son of the Rosnova family… hm…”

“Blue.”

As she progressed, her expression turned serious.

Her gaze became calmer.

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Lu’s eyes widened.

“When is the Grand Council?”

“Yes.”

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“I was going to skip it, it seemed boring… but it might not be a bad idea to go.”

Erdes stared fixedly at Perda’s portrait.

“In five days. advance Are you going to attend?”

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“That won’t be necessary.”

“What matters is his presence, don’t you think? canvas It might be late, but we should prepare the carriage—”

“Besides, you don’t see a face that stupidly attractive every day.”

Erdes rotated her finger in the air.

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“If there’s an easy way, why complicate things?”

A complex spell that she executed without chants or a magic circle.

A circular portal appeared following the motion.

5th-level Teleport Door.

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But for Lu, more than impressive, it was unsettling.

“Lu, I’m going to take care of some matters.”

“Huh?”

A spectacle that a mage might never witness in their lifetime.

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She waved her hand casually and jumped into the portal.

“Handle everything properly while I’m gone. anchor And don’t forget to feed the cats!”

“Boss, wait!”

“I’ll be back!”

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Lu’s shout lingered in the air as the portal closed.

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“If you were going to use a portal, you could have finished the piled-up work before leavinggggg!”

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To reach the territory of Blancaros, he had to leave at that moment.

The higher the status, the more things one must possess.

10 days before the Grand Council, Perda finished preparing to depart for the central region of the continent.

‘Customs are useless.’

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When magic vehicles began to become widespread, that relaxed culture disappeared.

For Perda, who had lived the future, that was ridiculous.

Among them is time, and taking things slowly is considered a noble virtue.

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He wore the red uniform typical of the vassals of the territory of the Grand Duchess Valdrova.

It wasn’t Ruri, but Zed.

Rather, nobles began to seek faster means of transportation.

“Regent, may I come in?”

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“Our carriage is also ready, we’re just waiting for you to board… hm?”

“I see.”

“The knight Arwen and his soldiers sent by Count Consilus have just arrived.”

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Perda’s clothing was extremely simple.

“Is there a problem?”

“Not exactly, I was just wondering if you’re going dressed like that…”

Zed looked over Perda’s body, puzzled.

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Gold thread was almost mandatory.

When he went to the imperial palace, Perda wore red with golden embroidery.

Nobles always tried to stand out.

They used threads of jewels and gold to shine.

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Compared to other nobles, he was too understated.

But now he wore black with red, without excessive shine.

“I don’t like gold.”

“Who in the world hates gold?”

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“Perfect. voyage That lowers the chances of some ignorant assassin targeting me.”

“Without it, you’ll look just like me.”

Zed reacted incredulously. audit Then he evaluated his outfit.

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Perda ignored him and took something from the table.

“With that face, I doubt they’d mistake me for you.”

Zed smiled narcissistically.

“Here.”

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A shadow came out of Perda’s hand, took the object, and brought it to him.

Zed was surprised, but tried not to show it.

Just as Zed was about to approach, something surprising happened.

Sss—

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Zed checked the contents.

“Perda Valdrova, consort of the Grand Duchess Valdrova and regent, in the name of the great fire dragon Valdrova, grants Zed Swallow the title of sword of the kingdom and shield of the people…”

“What was promised.”

“What is this?”

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Zed raised his head, surprised.

He didn’t need to read the whole thing.

“A knighthood appointment?”

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“…Is this real?”

Becoming a knight was the first step toward nobility.

“Do you think it’s fake? alert Wasn’t that what we agreed on?”

“Yes, but I didn’t expect it to be so soon…”

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“That’s not what I mean…”

It usually required lineage or great achievements.

“There’s no problem. arcade Your abilities were proven in the imperial warehouse.”

“Can I really accept this now?”

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Perda stared at him.

Zed waved his hands.

“Shouldn’t there be a big ceremony? armor Women, music, alcohol…”

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“Focus on your mission, Knight Zed.”

He considered taking it back.

“Tch… understood, regent.”

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Muttering, he withdrew.

My party…

“I should prepare as well.”

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From his sleeves and chest, a black mist emerged.

Normally Ruri would help him, but it was no longer necessary.

Sss—

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‘Reaching the fourth circle was definitely worth it.’

Although they were still clumsy, those hands were extensions of his body.

It transformed into eight hands that began to assist him.

They buttoned his clothes, adjusted his outfit, leaving it almost perfect.

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“Shall we go?”

With practice, they could even cast magic.

‘I still have talent.’

The only thing missing was experience.

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“Formation!”

When he reached the inner gate, many soldiers had gathered.

The sound of his footsteps echoed through the hallway.

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“At your orders!”

“Arwen Wolfheart, commanding 30 men, reporting for escort duty.”

The soldiers knelt in unison.

Arwen Wolfheart’s voice echoed.

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“Good work.”

“Yes! amber To positions!”

Perda observed them one by one and nodded.

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At his side, Zed also mounted.

The soldiers formed the escort.

Arwen mounted his horse.

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With her usual expression, she held the door.

Perda directed his gaze to the carriage.

A red carriage awaited him, along with Ruri.

He had only been a knight for a day, but he had presence.

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“Get in.”

Just as he was about to board, Perda felt a gaze.

“Alright.”

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Of course.

The castle balcony.

He turned slightly.

No one was there.

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“Perda?”

He boarded the carriage.

What had he been expecting?

“Let’s go.”

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The ten-day journey passed in an instant.