In the critical magic world, Eltina—
Using Selene's space magic, Aegon, Selene, and Irene arrived here for an experiment.
After determining Aegon's black dragon form's length with the Eye of Inquiry, Irene looked at Selene and nodded slightly:
"Forty-two meters... It really has grown longer. Previously, it was about forty meters."
Selene, who had measured it before, didn't need Irene to repeat: "His magical power has indeed increased as well."
More importantly, Irene and Selene's magical power had also increased, which was a pleasant surprise for them, considering how slowly their power had been growing.
Therefore, Irene and Selene were now very keen to help him with two things: one was their favorite activity, and the second was finding female mages, preferably beautiful and powerful ones.
Time quickly moved to the year X778—
"Even if you find someone, they can't be much worse than you two, or I won't be interested."
Aegon's words lingered in their minds.
While they were pleased that Aegon acknowledged their beauty, they felt it was a difficult task!
Powerful female mages were already rare, and adding the condition of being beautiful...
Irene and Selene had heard of a female ice mage named Ur in the northern region and a stellar spirit mage named Layla in Acalypha City, but unfortunately, they had both passed away.
Irene also inquired in the Alvarez Empire, but there was no one there who met both conditions.
Looking at the report on the table, Irene and Selene fell silent...
Ur had died in the year X774 while battling the demon Deliora using a forbidden magic, and Layla had passed away in July X777 after a trip to the capital of Fiore, Crocus. Her already frail body suddenly deteriorated, and she died within a month.
Irene sighed: "It's hard to find..."
"Wait..." Irene suddenly remembered someone, a name that was difficult for her to pronounce: "Eastern continent Icaros, the Gun Saint Luo Qinghong..."
Selene frowned, repeating the name, "What a difficult name, but it's worth checking out."
Selene did find a promising candidate, a little girl with purple hair and yellow eyes, Kagura Mikazuchi.
Selene was attracted by the powerful sword aura emanating from her at the time.
Kagura was dressed in tattered white clothes, holding a sharpened wooden stick stained with blood, covered in scars, with a bruised and dirty face from not having bathed for days, making her far from attractive.
Yet, Selene still brought her back.
According to Selene, Kagura was born to wield a sword, destined for it.
The most surprising part was that after a bath, Kagura, though only ten years old, showed the potential to grow into a beautiful and graceful woman.
Erza immediately recognized the girl she had hidden away in Rosemary Village over three years ago.
Kagura was initially very wary of everyone but relaxed when she saw Irene and Erza.
Though it had been over three years, Erza's scarlet hair left a deep impression, and seeing her again, Kagura remembered her savior.
Kagura urgently asked about her brother Simon's whereabouts, but Erza didn't know and couldn't guarantee Simon was alive, only saying she didn't know.
Kagura stayed in the manor, and the number of girls in the manor became four: Erza, Misaki, Kiria, and Kagura.
A month later—
Selene stood on the balcony of Aegon's room, watching Kagura practicing sword in the front yard. She transformed her resentment and longing into motivation, continuously drawing, sheathing, and swinging her sword.
"I agree with your evaluation now."
Previously, Aegon didn't take Selene's evaluation of Kagura seriously, but after observing for a month, he had to admit Selene was right.
Selene glanced at the somewhat dim sky: "What time is it now?"
"Five o'clock." Irene, in her nightgown, also joined Aegon's other side.
Aegon rubbed his chin: "When did she start practicing?"
Selene gave Aegon a sidelong glance, "Maybe four o'clock? We were too busy to pay attention."
After all, they had just finished several rounds of their intimate activities.
Irene nodded at Kagura: "She's turning her longing into motivation, but even so, it's impressive."
It was winter, and snowflakes were gently falling, with a biting cold wind. Every breath exhaled was a thick white mist, but Kagura, dressed in training clothes, was focused on her sword, sweating profusely.
She was so focused that she didn't notice the three people standing on the balcony, despite them being easily visible if she had just glanced sideways.
Aegon and the others could easily see that Kagura's gaze never left her sword, displaying extreme concentration.
The key was that regardless of the weather, she practiced daily. Misaki, Kiria, and Erza couldn't match her dedication.
Misaki, Kiria, and Erza would argue about which sweets were delicious or which clothes looked good, but Kagura had no interest in these topics. Her only interest was in the sword, and she only had common ground with them when discussing training. She lived up to Selene's evaluation of her, born for the sword.
Though this wasn't ideal for interpersonal relationships, Misaki, Kiria, and Erza were easy to get along with. Moreover, Kiria admired strong individuals, so she respected Kagura's dedication to training.
Additionally, Misaki and Kiria could sense that Selene liked Kagura a lot, so they didn't dare voice any objections.
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Due to the reappearance of three continents buried in history, the oceans had undergone drastic changes.
Except for the sea near the Kingdom of Fiore, other seas were turbulent.
The sea overlords were engaged in fierce underwater battles, fighting for territory. Even the once dominant overlords of an entire sea, the Covering Sea Dragon and the giant Dragon Turtle with a shell over a hundred meters long, fell in these battles.
Now, the four major seas had their rulers: the three-headed white sea beast with wings ruling the Vortex Sea of the southern continent; the giant beast with blue glowing dorsal fins, resembling Godzilla, controlling the sea between the northern continent and Ishgar; the Azure Dragon governing the largest sea between the eastern and western continents; and the colossal figure made of solid ice, slumbering beneath the ice in the endless icy sea of the northern continent.
The sea beasts attacking the coastlines were actually collateral damage.
However, as the territories were divided and battles subsided, the tide of sea beast attacks gradually diminished...
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