My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 203 Another Cognitive Disturbances, the Father-in-Law's Vigilance
The woods outside Riskan.

With his knowledge of the terrain, Roland successfully found a secluded cave.

After learning about the relevant matters from the Demon King, Kalia entered the cave and began the process of absorbing divine power.

An hour has passed since she began absorbing divine power.

However, what happened in that hour was somewhat beyond Roland's expectations.

Overall, everything went very smoothly.

Kalia encountered no problems; the gray gem surrounded by black light was instantly absorbed by Kalia, who absorbed all its light.

Kalia's magical aura not only did not go berserk, but it also became increasingly calm and restrained as the absorption process progressed.

Even the many spells that Flam had previously cast on Kalia did not become ineffective; on the contrary, they continued to function smoothly.

The only strange thing... is that as she absorbed the power, Kalia was gradually enveloped in a cocoon of shadows.

"Are you sure this is okay?" Roland asked, looking at the remnant soul of the Demon King floating beside him. "I feel like something's not quite right."

"If you don't trust me, don't you trust the World Tree? If there were any unexpected events, it would have warned you already, wouldn't it? Besides, what's wrong with this?"

The Demon King said, manipulating his gauntlets to fly to the cocoon that Kalia had transformed into, and then circled around it: "Breaking out of the cocoon and being reborn, what a wonderful meaning."

Roland sighed and rubbed his forehead: "It would be best if it were just like you said..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a crack appeared in the cocoon.

Then the rampant shadows completely tore the cocoon apart.

Kalia came out from inside a moment later.

For a moment, Roland felt that Kalia, who had emerged from the cocoon, was somewhat unfamiliar. The aura she exuded was more like that of a cold god than the noisy girl she usually was.

However, Roland's doubts were dispelled the next moment.

Kalia, still exuding an aura of indifference, threw herself into Roland's arms and weakly uttered a familiar cry: "Roland~~~ I don't know why, but I'm so hungry right now!"

"I want to eat!"

"Now, immediately, immediately!"

Ah, the familiar taste is back.

Looking at Kalia, who was now half-hanging on him, Roland breathed a sigh of relief and then laughed: "Just hungry? Don't you feel anything else?"

"Hmm... I feel like the power within me has become much more subdued, would you say? Before, I needed to exert some effort to suppress those restless forces, but now they seem to have completely settled down."

After hearing Kalia's answer, Roland laughed: "It's good that it works... So what would you like to eat?"

"Hehe, anything is fine, I'm not picky about food!"

While the two were being affectionate, the Demon King also flew back using his gauntlets: "What did I tell you? Young people should trust the experience and judgment of their elders."

"Alright, alright, it's the elder's judgment."

Roland reluctantly agreed, then immersed his consciousness in the new system prompts.

[Ding! The host has entrusted the Tear of Eternal Night to the Witch of Eternal Night, Kalia, helping her break free from the control of the Whisperer of Eternal Silence. The cataclysmic disaster has been postponed.]

[Ding, detection indicates that with the host's help, the Eternal Night Witch Kalia has completely regained control over herself.]

[Progress in abandoning evil and embracing good +5000, progress in abandoning evil and embracing good (5153/10000)]

[Ding! Progress in abandoning evil and turning to good has exceeded 300, 500, 1000, 1500, 3000, 5000... Rewards are now being issued.]

[The system detected that the host received a large reward in one go.]

[Therefore, this is a special main quest—persuading people to do good—and its rewards are unique. Would you prefer to distribute the rewards separately or combine them?]

[The rewards will be distributed separately, and the host will receive six rewards in total, with the rarity of the rewards remaining unchanged.]

[Rewards are distributed through synthesis. The host can choose to synthesize part or all of the rewards. The quantity of rewards decreases after synthesis, but the rarity will increase.]

[Partial synthesis requires a minimum of two rewards; each synthesized reward is counted as one reward.]

[After all items are synthesized, the host will only receive one reward.]

Roland chose to distribute the product without much thought.

No matter how many useless cards you get, they're still useless; a single core card is more useful.

He already has enough skills, he can't even put all the points into them all.

He also remembered what the rewards were for the first three missions.

Two experience points, and one curse enhancement spell.

The rewards for this task are distributed based on the nodes you reach.

The rewards given at 10:00 and 50:00 are all experience points, and not many.

However, at 100 points, you get a Curse Enhancement spell, which, although it has drawbacks, is a very powerful spell.

Clearly, the rarity and usefulness of the rewards are constantly increasing.

Moreover, the magnitude of the leap is significant.

I might as well take a gamble.

Roland dragged all the rewards from the four tiers of 300, 500, 1000, and 1500 into the synthesis bar, and then synthesized the two highest tier rewards of 3000 and 5000 again.

"Distribute!"

[Ding, the host has selected partial distribution of the reward, totaling two rewards.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the forbidden spell, Skyfall]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Forbidden Spell: Emerald Mirror]

"???"

What's going on? How come there are only two forbidden spells?
Given the system's usual practices, shouldn't it provide some body enhancement techniques or items?

Would they really encourage themselves to become a mage?
That would make me incredibly cunning.

A mage who is proficient in stealth, possesses multiple silence and reflection abilities, can instantly teleport, and has a built-in resurrection ability.

Even if you get close, that damned Great Source Will will directly give Roland an iron-clad protection.

I can even stab you twice with the Sword of Silence.

As Roland led Kalia toward Rieskan, he also examined the effects of the two forbidden spells.

After all, forbidden spells are notorious for their high mana cost and long cast time.

Even the legendary mage Flam, who knows multiple forbidden spells, doesn't use them often.

It was on the high seas that Roland witnessed the forbidden spell that could trigger a magical storm.

Although it was only a small magical storm, the power unleashed by this terrifying natural disaster originating from the world after being amplified by the spell was unimaginable.

The shadow giant, which required several rounds of full-force bombardment from the main guns of the exploration ship to fall, was not even stopped by a gust of wind in the storm.

Roland just hoped that he could use these two skills for now, and that they weren't just decorations that could only be placed in the skill bar.

[Forbidden Spell - Falling Sky: Requires no magic, but the host must communicate with the Great Source's Will in any way. Otherwise, it cannot be released.]

[Upon successful casting of the spell, a giant cloud of magical energy will form above the area anchored by the spell, and will fall after seven seconds, erasing all living targets within its range.]

[Note: This skill cannot exempt friendly units of the host, but it can be prepared in advance through formations or runes and released remotely.]

[Forbidden Spell - Emerald Mirror: This skill can only be activated through mental power.]

[Upon release, it will form an emerald mirror, through which the host can enter the target's dream or mental world, destroying their spirit and soul from within.]

Alternatively, the jade mirror can be inverted, and one can use mental power to guide the power of dreams, making objects in the dream real.

The dream creation that has been materialized will disappear after the spell ends.

Words cannot describe Roland's feelings after understanding the two spells. In short, the effects of these two forbidden spells were both incredibly powerful.

However, for most people, the conditions for releasing these two forbidden spells are too demanding.

Especially the conditions for falling from the sky.

A spell that can only be released by communicating with the will of the Great Source.

Although it requires no effort, this condition inherently excludes 99% of the world's population.

There is no other reason.

Although a seventh-ring transcendent can use the Great Source Magic to fight, the Great Source and the Great Source Will are two completely different concepts.

Trying to communicate with them is practically a pipe dream.

But Roland was an exception.

Although he hadn't found a solution, when he discovered that inscribing the primordial runes could directly affect the great source of magic near the runes, and that this spell could be released through the runes, he realized a method that had not yet been tried.

We'll find an open space and see if we can do it that way.

The spell called the Emerald Mirror goes without saying.

Roland had seen it; this technique only requires a mental touch to leave a mark and lock onto the target.

This spell can be cast as long as one is within Roland's mental sensing range.

How wide a range of sensing is Roland capable of now?

Half a Swisscanyon.

Thanks to the innate spell—Mental Matter Interference—Roland has clearly not developed it to its full potential yet, generally using it as telekinesis.

Even so, it still allowed his mental power to spread to an unbelievable extent.

Although he couldn't extend the influence of his mental power to such a far distance, sensing it was still no problem.

In other words, Roland could release this forbidden spell from half a city away, and then enter the other person's dream to kill them.

This is just an extra.

The key to this technique is clearly in the skill description that follows.

That is, to materialize dreams.

To bring things from dreams to reality...

For some reason, Roland really wanted to recreate the version of himself he had dreamed about yesterday.

That version of myself, clad in armor and holding a golden apple, walking through the void palace.

Unfortunately, this daydream was interrupted by Kalia's pulling and shouting.

"Hey, hey, hey! Roland, what are you thinking about?"

"If you keep walking, you'll run into a lamppost!"

As she spoke, Kalia patted Roland's cheek and asked, "Are you alright? Or did you not get enough rest?"

"Why don't we go back first? We can postpone the food issue."

Roland paused for a moment, then laughed: "No, I was just thinking about something. Let's go get something to eat. What do you want to eat?"

"Hey, whatever you said is fine!"

"Let's go to that restaurant I used to like. I don't think I've taken you there yet."

"Hey! You didn't even tell me where you were hiding!"

"There's nothing we can do about it, isn't there? How long are you going to stay in Riskan?"

……

"Your Majesty, that is the situation."

In a conference room at the city defense headquarters, Delan reported to Salah III via teleportation magic.

He reported everything he had encountered at sea and everything that happened along the way.

"So that's how it is... But what about the Iris that appeared in Isfar in August?"

Upon hearing Salah III's doubts, Delan sighed helplessly: "Due to the suddenness of the event and the abrupt continuation of the divine descent ritual, I did not have time to investigate further matters."

"As for Isfar's Iris... in my opinion, it is most likely a different ship from the real Iris on the high seas."

"Natalia, who learned the technique, and the methods of the High Inquisitor of the Holy See have already caused time and space on that ship to become disordered."

"It might suddenly appear in a certain sea area as a phantom."

"But the phantoms don't leave any information in the port's entry and exit records."

"The only remaining option is to seek assistance from the Isfar side or to conduct an investigation in Isfar."

Salah III waved his hand: "Never mind, although there are still some strange things about the incident."

"But overall, things ended quite smoothly."

"The divine descent ceremony was aborted, the vast majority of people returned safely, and the mystery of the shipwreck was solved, so it can be considered a successful conclusion."

As they were talking, Salah III changed the subject: "Did you find anything about what I asked you to investigate privately, about Roland?"

"Your Majesty, when I attempted to retrieve Riskan's citizen file, it was taken away by Lord Roland in the name of a family member, so..."

Upon hearing Delan's reply, Salah III sighed and then waved his hand, "Alright, alright, I know you weren't really keen on carrying out this mission in the first place."

"But so be it, he himself realized something was wrong. That's enough."

"You can tell Roland or Iluvia about this."

“Especially Roland, you can just tell him directly that I’m investigating his family situation.”

"Or do you also want to know why?"

Delan quickly shook her head: "I wouldn't dare!"

"There's nothing I wouldn't dare to do. You followed me all over the country back then. I brought you back with me when I came back to inherit the throne."

Salah III sighed: "Putting aside our relationship as ruler and subject, we were once friends and partners on adventures. At least in this setting where it's just the two of us, I don't want you to speak to me like this."

Delan remained silent.

"Sigh, never mind, that's just how the throne is... Let me tell you, the investigation into Roland was just because when I was dealing with affairs in the capital, Kefas mentioned Roland and Roland's father, and he said something unintentionally."

“He said… he attended Roland’s father’s wedding and received a letter from Caul Lancelot in 1000.”

"This was also the last letter Roland's father wrote to him."

"The message was to tell Cafas that he had a child and named him Roland."

After saying this, Salah III looked at Delan, who had suddenly looked up: "You've figured it out?"

"But Kefas didn't react in time."

"I didn't remind him; I just silently memorized those words."

"That's why I had you come to Riskan with Roland and Iluvia to investigate the files."

"Clearly, there is an even stronger cognitive interference."

"It could even deceive a top-tier nine-ring legend like Kefas."

"Although his memory was not affected, he was much slower to grasp certain key information."

"So I told Roland about it, and then told him about my discovery."

"This kid is smart; he might be able to spot something amiss on his own."

(End of this chapter)