The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Dekan: "?"

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326 Dekan could not possibly be a war criminal.

"Stop, Ale..."

Dekan leaned back on the sofa, covering his eyes and muttering in pain.

The most frightening thing now is not what Clay did or what honors he gained in the Holy Kingdom.

However, Clay has now disappeared from the map.

If he could, Dekan would really like to put a few question marks on the map.

Chloex couldn't even contact Clay using communication magic; Clay lost contact as soon as they entered the Shadow World.

Dekan felt a little dizzy.

He even suspected that if there was a human in the history of the Holy Kingdom and the Demon Realm who could make Delois dizzy, it must have been the predecessor of the Holy Kingdom of Clay.

Humans are not as simple as you think—

This was probably Delois's true feeling at the time.

"What are the specifics? Did he really kill the Holy Emperor?"

Dekan was both amused and exasperated, and asked Chloeux.

"Clay attempted to assassinate the Holy Emperor some time ago, and his arrest warrant was sent to all the territories. The Holy Kingdom's communication magic is not very convenient, so it was only recently sent to the territory of Crane."

Chloeux walked to the desk, opened the drawer, took out a document, and brought it to Dekan.

The wanted poster prominently featured Clay's image, while the name field simply read "Ray".

Clay, dressed in a cloak and hood, resembled a wandering assassin. Although he still exuded a sharp aura, his eyes had lost their light.

Seeing the vacant look in Clay's eyes, Dekan felt a pang of pain in his heart.

Clay lost his prized dynamic vision in order to help him.

In the previous Shadow World Demon Prison, after Clay killed the seventh-level warden, Silent Azkaza, he was deprived of his sight by Azkaza's death curse. This curse was lifted when Clay returned to the mortal world.

However, in the present world, during the final battle between the Kingdom of Philowen and the Church of Resurrection, Clay, in order to help Dekan win the bishop vote, spared no effort to kill Azkasa's present incarnation—the Silent Bishop—and was once again cursed with the same death.

This time, Clay, who was cursed in the mortal world, was truly and permanently deprived of his sight.

It was as if fate had struck again.

Clay reenacted the experiences of "Ray," the Holy Kingdom's knight-errant.

“Clay…”

Dekan unconsciously tightened his grip on the arrest warrant in his hand.

He had originally wanted to criticize Clay again, but now he couldn't bring himself to say those words.

I just pray that Clay doesn't run into danger and manages to escape the Holy City's pursuit.

It doesn't matter what Clay is trying to do anymore.

It's good that you're back safe and sound.

Having learned about the connections between these several Shadow Worlds, Dekan now realizes that in the last Demon Prison, the identity played by Clay was probably that of Ray, the human hero imprisoned on the seventh level of the Demon Prison. Later, Ray was taken to the eighth or ninth level of the prison by Dolois as a temporary partner, and they eventually escaped from the Demon Prison together.

Whether in their past lives or this life, they have long since forged a bond of shared joys and sorrows.

Chloeux clearly sensed Dekan's emotions and comforted him:

“Before Clay parted ways with us in the mortal world, he said that there was a way to cure his eyes, but he would need my and your help.”

Upon hearing this, Dekan sat up straight and looked at Chloeux.

"Yes, I will lift Clay's curse."

Dekan said firmly.

I can't guarantee anything else, but when it comes to curses, he's a grandmaster!

For some reason, Dekan felt for the first time that his long-standing research into curse magic had finally found its true meaning.

"By the way, Chloex, did you bring the [Shadow World Spectator Program]?"

Dekan knew that because Chloeux had more space in her deck, some of the strange things that would normally be placed on Cat Teacher might be taken by Chloeux this time.

“I brought it, but it’s a recorded version, not a live version. Our operation this time is quite secretive, and it’s not appropriate to reveal to the Empire that you are still alive.”

Chloeux nodded.

Dekan is far more powerful as a hidden card than as a revealed card.

The Empire's biggest hidden danger right now is that they have no idea that Dekan is still alive and can return to the mortal world.

“Very good. This time in the Shadow World, we may be able to capture traces of the Chaos God. At this point in time... perhaps they have already begun to make their move.”

Next, Dekan recounted to Chloex the specific details of his battle with the former Pope Agamemnon, as well as the Chaos Gods that he and Sheen were investigating.

There are probably several other Chaos Gods like Agamemnon, each possessing a power that is insurmountable for people in the present world.

A single [Chaos Liberation] spell is enough to destroy several countries or kill several ninth-tier beings within half an hour.

In the present world, there are only a handful of ninth-tier beings, far fewer than in the Holy Kingdom and the Demon Realm.

Most importantly, the Chaos God is also inextricably linked to the ultimate shadow world, the [Battlefield of Heavenly Annihilation].

In the master's memory, it was in this shadow world, which made both the Holy Kingdom and the Demon Realm feel despair, that he encountered the Chaos God.

Worst of all, the existence and information about the Chaos Gods, and even the true history, have long been completely concealed by them.

If it weren't for the speculation of a hypothetical enemy like Sheen, no one would have been aware of their existence!

If one wants to obtain information that could threaten the Chaos God, this history of the Holy Kingdom and the Demon Realm is probably the only way.

The current state of war between empires and kingdoms, with internal strife and conflict, may be exactly what the Chaos Gods want to see.

In addition to stopping the war, Dekan needs to make the world recognize the real enemy.

Once Dekan returns to the mortal world, it will be time to announce the existence of the Chaos God to the entire world!

Of course, Dekan also had a personal motive in wanting to record the subsequent events of this film world.

The background story of the Shadow World has already been revealed. This time, the Shadow World is different from the previous ones. It is no longer the story of Delois's demonic growth, but will be a legend of heroes from the Holy Kingdom.

Since Delois is wholeheartedly devoted to good, his good deeds will eventually bear fruit.

The inevitable ending in the Shadow World is that Doloice becomes the true hero, ending this long war between the Holy Kingdom and the Demon Realm!

Dekan was determined to record this wonderful moment.

This is very beneficial to Dekan's personal reputation.

He didn't want to return to the real world only to be called the Painful Pope all the time.

that's it.

Dekan and Chloeux chatted after a long separation.

Before we knew it, it was almost evening.

"Oh right, it's almost dinner time. I should take Tata and the others out for dinner."

Chloeux suddenly remembered that they had left Talomatti and Eve waiting in the drawing room.

He habitually called Dekan's sister Tata.

Fortunately, Talomatti and Eve should not be hungry now, as they are being entertained by the servants of the lord's manor, which has probably already caused the lord's manor considerable expenses.

"Well, you can just call her Tata. The name 'Legion Commander' Talomatti' is too frightening. And in this Shadow World, you can continue to call me Dekan. Just treat it as an alias for Dolois. After all, the name Dolois can also frighten demons."

Dekan and Chloeux were so engrossed in their conversation that they almost forgot the time.

Just as they were about to leave the steward's office to find Talomatti and the others.

The previously dormant mission information suddenly popped up.

[Mission objective 1 has been achieved; mission objective 2 is now available.]

Both of them realized this change at the same time.

"It seems that apart from you, who was already in the Kran territory from the beginning, the three of us arrived at roughly the same time."

Dekan sighed and smiled.

Since Morion is negotiating with Lenn, he must have already arrived in Krann's territory, just like Dekan.

The one who just successfully arrived in Kran territory must be Kree.

He successfully evaded all manhunts and blockades and infiltrated the territory of Kran.

"My task was the easiest this time."

Chloeux said with a smile.

He gained Lenn's trust directly without even having any personal missions like Dekan's.

For Chloeux, all she had to do was get to work every day.

Soon, both Dekan and Chloeux will be able to see the second phase of the mission objectives.

[Mission Objective 2: Without crossing Lenn's bottom line and while Lenn's average trust level towards the four challengers remains above 60, ensure that the population mortality rate in the Kran territory located on the northern border remains below 10% for the next three months.]

Current mortality rate: 0.000%

[In the special relationship calculation program, refer to the following: Trust level 0 is mortal enemy, 20 is extreme suspicion, 40 is suspicion, 60 is trust, and 80 is extreme trust.]

[Len's current level of trust in each challenger is—]

[Dekan: 69]

【Croix: 100】

Morion: 58

[Clay: 50]