The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Kalster decided to take another look at Dekan's condition.

however.

As he peered into the illusion.

Dekan simply lay down on the ground, displaying a flexible and fighting posture.

Kalster: "?"

Dekan yawned.

Actually, he was already a bit tired after making his way down from the first floor.

Looking back now, it seems that no matter what he did, whether he dug up the grave or not, this layer was a dead end.

It seems to be poorly designed.

In the entire present world, the only people who have the possibility of clearing this level are probably him and Tata.

Otherwise, no matter who comes, they will be wiped out as soon as they reach the eighth floor.

Even Dekan found that the eighth floor was too unfriendly to him.

At this point, Dekan couldn't help but wonder if he had overlooked the real opportunity to win, which was why this level seemed so difficult.

The reason why Dekanju has the ability to challenge this level is because of the existence of his master.

He alone is simply not enough to deal with this level.

So, the key to passing this level is...

It's very likely that it's still related to the master.

The real opportunity to win lies in the memories that the master is striving to capture.

[Monthly pass bounty, open!]

The limit of 5 monthly passes has been lifted, and it's double the monthly passes!

[One extra chapter for every 500 monthly votes received, with no upper limit]

Because of the double monthly ticket event, it's like I'll add one extra chapter for every 250 monthly tickets you readers vote for.

No swords or tips, just monthly votes. The contest runs until 24:00 on September 30th. Currently, we have 37800 monthly votes.

I didn't have enough extra chapters at the beginning of the month due to exams and health reasons, but I'll make up for it at the end of the month, at least covering the amount of last month's updates.

Don't worry about me not finishing the bounty. According to the update plan, even if I receive 15000 monthly votes, I can still pay them off before the story ends.

If I receive too many votes and still haven't paid them all by the time the story ends, I will convert the remaining owed chapters into free side stories/free epilogues upon completion, or convert the excess monthly votes into funds from my own illustrations at a 1:1 ratio.

There's no such thing as "I'll pay back the bounty in the next book if I don't finish the bounty." Whatever's owed in this book will be paid off in this book. I won't take your monthly votes for nothing, so please feel free to vote!

In addition, what everyone has been waiting for...

This month I really want to try and get into the top three of the monthly ticket rankings again, so that the soon-to-be-born little succubus Dekan can appear on the Hedgehog Cat App's opening screen (this is a reward only available to the top three in monthly tickets, it's so difficult, sob sob). She really looks so despicable!

This is such an impossible task, we can only ask the fathers for help!

268 Dekan has an invincible master.

"By the way, Master, do you know what a Demon King is?"

Dekan lay on the ground with his hands behind his head and his legs crossed, looking surprisingly relaxed with his eyes closed, as if he were leisurely resting on the lawn on a weekend afternoon.

There's no use panicking when faced with this seemingly unsolvable situation.

Perhaps we should analyze his suspicions more carefully.

"In my remaining memories, the Demon King must be the strongest being in the Demon Realm at that time. He needs to gain the approval of the Demon Realm's will to become the Demon King."

"That's what the master replied."

After hearing this, Dekan nodded and asked:

"Master, do you remember which generation of Demon King there was in your time?"

If Master really came here, then the Demon Realm in this world is Master's hometown.

Based on the information obtained in the Holy Kingdom in the previous Shadow World, it can be inferred that the era in which Master was active should be close to the timeline of the Holy Kingdom's war with the Demon Realm.

"I don't remember... Anyway, I'm not the Demon King, and none of the graves outside are mine."

The master replied.

She doesn't want to be some kind of demon king.

She just wanted to appreciate the food.

"Ok, I know."

Dekan was quite certain that there were no fluctuations of the master's magic on these tombstones.

Therefore, Dekan felt at ease digging up the grave.

Otherwise, it would be considered betraying one's master and ancestors.

Are you doubting that I am the current Demon King?

The master asked.

She also understood what Dekan meant.

To escape Warden Kalster's clutches, Dekan must significantly strengthen himself so that Kalster's magic is insufficient to keep him imprisoned for long.

And on the eighth floor, there happens to be a way to strengthen oneself—

Gain the Demon King's approval and control his magic.

But he has now been cut off from the Demon King's Tomb.

It is impossible to "seek" help from any demon king.

His only chance of winning is that there is a hidden demon king who can provide him with support.

Therefore, Dekan naturally began to suspect that his master might be the Demon King.

"...If I were the current Demon King, how could I possibly get along so harmoniously with Bishop Lenn of the Holy Ritual Church?"

In his memory fragments, the master had a peaceful conversation with Lunn on the northern border of the Holy Kingdom.

That state didn't resemble that of an enemy.

Instead, it feels like we can get along well as friends.

This is definitely not something the current Demon King, who started the war between the Demon Realm and the Holy Kingdom, could do.

Furthermore, when Dekan was gathering information from Artis on the fourth floor, he learned that the current Demon King's characteristics were completely different from his master's.

"You are neither the Demon King of all time nor the current Demon King."

Dekan opened his master's golden demonic eyes and said calmly:

"But that doesn't mean you can't be the Demon King."

Dekan seemed to have an idea by now.

He wanted to try something, so he continued, "..."

"Master, I just analyzed the spell on the Demon King's tombstone in the Demon King's Tomb. Although I could only analyze the very surface of the spell, would you like me to take a look?"

Activating a master's memories may only require a key.

If Dekan's conjecture is correct.

Therefore, the spell he previously deciphered from the Demon King's tombstone is likely also a key that allows his master to make connections to his memories.

"Ah."

After his master gave his permission, Dekan transmitted the spell he had deciphered from the tombstone to his master.

A few minutes of silence followed.

however.

Just as Dekan had predicted.

The moment her master obtained the technique, she seemed to know it from birth and naturally constructed it!

What followed was a perfect completion and smooth operation.

Dekan watched his master's movements silently, waiting for her to complete the spell exactly as it was.

Finally, the master craftsman perfectly recreated the technique!

"Why... do I know this technique..."

The master murmured, somewhat dazed.

She was finally convinced.

She must have mastered this complex and almost instinctive technique before to be able to restore it so easily as a conditioned reflex.

“Master, follow this feeling and see if you can find the memories you wanted to find but couldn’t grasp before.”

"Dekan said softly."

"This spell... is the [Demon King's Mark]..."

"It can imprint its own will, even its soul, onto non-living entities..."

"It's the starting point of the principles behind magic cards..."

Accompanied by the master's intermittent voice.

The memories she had been trying to grasp were finally pieced together.

But this brought with it even more questions.

She became increasingly aware that she had so much to remember.

But it's impossible to revive those lost memories out of thin air.