The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

"This is a love story that has moved me deeply, and it is also an irreplaceable love story."

"Thank you so much."

The girl's eyelashes trembled slightly, her vision blurred, and she murmured.

That face, sculpted as if by moonlight, seemed to have tears sliding down from the corners of its eyes.

This time, however, the girl will not succumb to sleepiness.

Those were tears of pure joy, devoid of any sadness.

In this star-studded capital, the two seemed to stand at the end of the moonlit night.

For the first time, Dekan's eyes, usually filled with a rare deep affection, became as clear as a secluded spring.

Cornelia also tiptoed slightly.

A gentle breeze rustled through the flowers and leaves, and the lamplight flickered among them. The gray-haired demon embraced the red-haired girl, seemingly inseparable.

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Author's Note:

With this chapter finished, another chapter of the story comes to an end, and we're one step closer to the conclusion. According to the plan, it should be finished in a little over a month. Volume 6 will soon enter the final chapter of the Holy Kingdom, while Volume 7, as the concluding section, doesn't have much content in the present world, and the Shadow World is almost just a major battle. After that, there will be side stories after the main story... Emmmm, of course, these side stories might look like the real main story, but they basically won't have much fighting; the battles will probably just be some teammates sabotaging each other. Also, because I still have a lot of unpaid chapters to repay even by the end, the way I'm settling the debt is that all the unpaid chapters after the book is finished will become free side stories. So, all the side stories after this book is finished will be free, and I'll be writing at least a few hundred thousand words of side stories...

363 Dekan's Leisure Time

After the grand ceremony in the Kingdom of Vihart.

Whether it was Dekan's return as the Elector or the emergence of the Red Legend, both caused a stir of amazement among the people of the kingdom and the empire.

Of course, the scene of Dekan proposing to Princess Cornelia of the Kingdom of Vihart was also recorded.

In the most widely circulated image, Dekan and Cornelia stand under the glittering starry sky of the royal capital. At their feet, a black cat lies on the ground crying, while their other friends run to their side, laughing and crying, to offer their blessings.

Finally, the king granted their marriage vows, and the wedding would be held in the Kingdom of Vihart on an auspicious day a few months later.

And so, the story came to an end.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Dekan and his friends stayed in the Kingdom of Vihart for several days before returning to the Kingdom of Norton.

Now, Dekan and Cornelia don't have to go to school anymore.

Although Cornelia's studies at Hevenlitt Academy were intermittent, the lenient Knights Academy still granted her graduation once she had earned enough credits.

Dekan was even directly recognized as an outstanding alumnus.

After returning to the Kingdom of Norton, Cornelia stayed in a wooden cabin on the back mountain of Hevenlit Academy.

This is the room the school gave her.

Teacher Cat said she would definitely like it.

Dekan, on the other hand, became roommates with Clay and lived in a mansion in the capital city that was relatively close to the headquarters of the Heart Group.

After returning from the Kingdom of Vihart, Dekan seemed to have developed post-traumatic stress disorder, and would do anything to keep Kre out of his sight.

Just like right now.

In the underground laboratory expanded by the Happy Group in the Kingdom of Norton.

"Well, if you want the [Space Jump Gate] to not explode after use, you'll probably have to let it rest for three months after each use."

Mia, wearing glasses, spoke as she disassembled the magical device in front of her.

While maintaining the [Space Jump Gate], Dekan and Mier continued to research this artifact.

Forcibly using the [Space Jump Gate] repeatedly causes it to collapse, and the Space Star Stone, as the core material, will also suffer permanent damage.

In the Demon King's Tomb, Dekan could use the Demon King's magic to control the machinery at any time, and he also had the assistance of the ninth-ranked Shin. However, when he returned to the mortal world, his rank was not as high.

For the sake of the safety of this magical device, they will not use other external researchers to participate in the repair unless absolutely necessary, even if it breaks down.

If it explodes, even with Mier, it would take the two of them several months just to repair it.

Therefore, even if they were to use the [Space Jump Gate] again, they would try their best to ensure that it was not used continuously and that this very convenient magical device was not used unless absolutely necessary.

"I need to study the barrier spell of the Demon King's Tomb more. If I can speed up the extraction of the Demon King's magic power, then I might be able to bring Shin and Icardi back."

Dekan sighed.

He knew that Mier was eager to rescue Icardinos's true form from the Demon King's Tomb as soon as possible.

But the current situation is like a ball stuck in a tree; the more you try to throw something to knock it down, the more things end up hanging on the tree.

Given Dekan's current rate of extracting Demon King's magic power, it would probably take forever to teleport the two ninth-tier demons back to the Demon King's Tomb.

Mier shrugged.

She was at a loss.

However, Icardinos seemed happy every day and didn't seem worried at all about temporarily losing her ninth-tier power.

Sheen was having a great time in Norton, and seemed to have completely retired.

Anyway, Norton is now the safest place in the world.

After returning to the capital, apart from the occasional chaotic scene at Chloeux's place, everyone else lived a peaceful life every day.

Now, with the addition of Clay and Mia, the Beautiful Minds team is finally complete, but no one wants to fight in the Shadow World anymore.

If they all team up, they won't be able to find a match in the Shadow World.

They weren't even allowed to enter ordinary eighth-order shadow worlds.

It's probably because there's still one shadow world of the Holy Kingdom and the Demon Realm that hasn't ended, and it's still connected to them.

Until this is over, their group cannot enter other regular shadow worlds.

However, the final shadow world has yet to appear.

All they could do was wait.

And so it has become what it is now, a relatively leisurely daily routine.

"Alright, that's all for today."

After reassembling the components of the [Space Jump Gate], Dekan stretched and looked at Clay, who was guarding the research room.

"Oh, off work, off work."

Clay had somehow gotten a sofa and was lying on it, reading the new magazine and eating snacks.

Upon hearing Dekan say that work was done, he immediately stood up, straightened his collar, and exuded the air of a successful man.

"..."

Mier was once delusional.

Who is the boss and who is the secretary between them?

But Clay wasn't very good at magical engineering, so he couldn't help Dekan and Mier at all.

Especially the [Space Jump Gate].

The other magical artifacts were fine, but this one was different; neither of them dared to let Clay touch it.

Who knows what unexpected tricks Clay might pull!

Dekan also forbade Clay from leaving his post without permission.

So it turned out like this: Dekan was working in the lab, while Clay was resting, and even looked like a supervisor.

Clay stood outside the door, gazing at the sky with satisfaction.

Just as Dekan was about to lock the door to the underground laboratory, he suddenly seemed to remember something.

"By the way, let's take a look at the search radar."

Dekan looked at Mier and asked.

Mier frowned, but quickly realized what Dekan meant by "search radar".

Without a doubt, the one with the search capabilities was none other than the high priest Kozmo of the Church of Calamity.

Dekan's number two hater astrologer.

He was sent from prison to the Kingdom of Norton by the Empire.

Then he was imprisoned in the Norton Kingdom's prison.

To capture Adair, Dekan and Mier's archenemy, before Shinn's true form is retrieved, they will have to rely on Kozmo.

"Speaking of which, how come the three of us are together again? I really don't want to be called the 'Three Bishops of Gambling, Prostitution, and Drugs' by Sheen every time I'm with you guys."

Mier reluctantly agreed.

She's now somewhat resistant to being with Decancre as part of a trio.

The main reason is because of a comment that Sheen made in the Happy Group back then.

As a result, everyone started calling them the Third Bishop.

Although Sheen works at Kaixin Group out of interest, he spends most of his time dealing with colleagues' attitudes.

Even Mia couldn't help but sigh that Sheen and Clay were not from the same family.

As the sun set, the three bishops, after having dinner together after get off work, headed to the underground prison of the royal capital.

……

This is a world shrouded in darkness.

A few streaks of light flickered in the corridor, only to be swallowed up by the boundless darkness.

The steel walls remained completely still, and the heavy iron door, adorned with magical symbols, sat like a coffin in a secluded corner—this was the deepest part of the underground prison.

Originally, all hope should have vanished from this place.

As soon as the three bishops entered the underground prison, Dekan heard a clear and stirring chorus, just like a choir.

"Holy, holy, O Sovereign! At dawn our songs soar through the clouds to the Supreme One, mercy and omnipotence, glory and praise, to the wondrous body of the Holy Lord!"

"All the saints revered Him, laid down their golden crowns, and circled the shores of the Crystal Sea. Millions of heavenly soldiers bowed in worship, chanting the Lord's name in unison. He was there then, and he is there now, and he will live forever for countless springs!"