Chapter 1026 – 1026. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
From the remains of the Dragon Lord, I found and extracted the Dragon Lord’s heart.
The Dragon Lord’s heart was a blue gem. Resembling a sapphire, it was so large that it couldn’t be fully grasped with one hand.
Of course, the Dragon Lord’s heart wasn’t originally this small. Just looking at the remains, which were comparable to a small hill, there was no way it could be this small.
‘It’s called a heart, but it’s not a real heart. It’s more like the essence of the Dragon Lord.’
After the Dragon Lord died, all his power, including mana, gathered in his heart and crystallized. That was this heart.
‘In the original story, Kyle uses the power of this heart to forcefully jump from the highest level of Aura Master to the realm of Grand Aura Master. He also gains near-infinite mana.’
Honestly, I was tempted.
If I took it back to reality and consumed it… my mana stats would increase dramatically.
‘Yuria is essentially my power, so if Yuria gets stronger, it’s the same as me getting stronger.’
I shook off the greed.
Logically speaking, it’s more efficient for Yuria, the greatest genius in this world, to consume it than for me, who has no talent at all.
Before handing the Dragon Lord’s heart to Yuria, I cautioned her.
“Yuria. You need to consume the Dragon Lord’s heart, but… this isn’t the one you should consume. There’s another heart.”
“…Pardon?”
Yuria’s eyes were filled with question. I calmly pulled out the information in my head.
“If you infuse this heart with mana, you’ll enter a mental world. Inside that world is the real Dragon Lord’s heart. If you consume that, you’ll gain the heart’s power and return to reality. You’ll become a Grand Aura Master. As for what the heart looks like… you’ll know when you see it.”
“…I see. I understand what I need to do.”
“The important thing is when you’re drawn into the mental world. I think your Absolute Spirit might be a problem.”
Absolute Spirit.
It absolutely blocks mental attacks. In this case, that could be a poison. You need to enter the mental world, but the Absolute Spirit might prevent you from doing so.
The good thing is that the Absolute Spirit is quite flexible. If you decide to accept a mental attack, the Absolute Spirit won’t activate.
“I understand what you’re worried about, Master.”
Other than that, there’s nothing to worry about. What Yuria will encounter in the mental world… will be a part of the past, just like Kyle did in the original story.
Yuria will do well. There’s no way Yuria can’t do what Kyle did in the original story. Now, all I have to do is wait until Yuria succeeds. In the original description, it took about half a day, so Yuria will probably do it faster.
I placed the gem-like blue heart in her hand.
Yuria and I made eye contact. She smiled brightly.
“Master. I have never forgotten our promise. I’m very much looking forward to when I return.”
“Of course, I haven’t forgotten our promise either.”
I kissed Yuria. Yuria seemed a little surprised by the light kiss, then smiled happily. Then, she infused the Dragon Lord’s heart on her palm with mana. Blue light emanated from the heart.
The blue light extended not only to Yuria but also to everyone else present. Elena with a surprised expression, Terius who was unconscious, Kyle who was screaming, Baron Glbett who was watching cautiously. And even me.
Everyone closed their eyes as if they were fainting the moment they touched the light. Except for me. It felt like something was pulling me in, but I resisted.
‘…Damn it. Was this an area-of-effect attack?!’
In the original story, Kyle was alone. There was no one around him, so I didn’t know it was an area-of-effect attack. I hesitated, but eventually chose to be pulled in.
‘Kyle, Terius, Baron Glbett…. These three could be variables. I need to go in and help Yuria!’
My mind was sucked into the Dragon Lord’s heart.
***
Baron Glbett opened his eyes. He had felt like he was being sucked into somewhere, but when he opened his eyes, he was in a familiar place.
His bedroom in the western part of the Rapelli Kingdom. He got out of bed and thought. The memories of a little while ago slowly came back to him.
If what Eugene Prukerus said was true, this was probably a mental world.
‘This is the mental world of the Dragon Lord’s heart! If I find and consume the real Dragon Lord’s heart somewhere in this world… I can gain overwhelming power…!’
Greed arose.
Looking around, there was no one else. Probably, everyone else had fallen somewhere separately. Baron Glbett, driven by greed, checked the possibilities. The possibility of him obtaining the Dragon Lord’s heart before anyone else.
‘It’s not impossible. No, in a way, I’m more advantageous.’
Baron Glbett took off his top. And he checked the purple magic circle drawn on his right side.
‘As expected. Just because it’s a mental world doesn’t mean the contract is broken.’
He gently stroked the mark of the contract with his hand.
“Bitsol.”
He called the name of the demon of desire.
“Bitsol. Come out. I have something to discuss. Bitsol. Bitsol. Bitsol.”
Glbett constantly called the demon’s name. The demon of desire, Bitsol, was lazy, so he had to call him this many times even normally.
“What is it.”
Bitsol appeared. Baron Glbett looked up. He didn’t appear from the magic circle as usual, but from the ceiling. Baron Glbett felt something was off, but he brushed it off. This was a mental world.
Bitsol, the demon of desire and a high-ranking demon, had a crude appearance compared to his notoriety. He was less than 50cm tall, his body and head looked like a mouse, he had two pairs of fly wings on his back, and his tail was shaped like a black cross.
“Bitsol. Help me. I need to find the Dragon Lord’s heart somewhere in this mental world.”
“Go find it. When have I ever interfered with your actions? Do as you wish.”
“You haven’t. Bitsol has never cared what I do. But this time is different. It’s urgent. I need Bitsol’s help! Help me! I need to find the Dragon Lord’s heart faster than anyone else! Bitsol’s power is essential to deal with that monster maid!”
“Squeak, squeak…”
Bitsol chuckled lowly. The way a mouse laughed looked like it was mocking someone. Glbett felt a surge of anger for a moment.
“Bitsol!! I’m asking for your help!!!”
His voice echoed loudly in the bedroom.
“Hah!”
Glbett, catching his breath, was flustered. He had never shouted so barbarically before. Especially not at Bitsol, a high-ranking demon! His heart sank.
“I, I’m sorry, Bitsol. I got carried away for a moment…. No, wait… getting carried away means….”
Stimulating desire and influencing emotions. That was Bitsol’s power.
Glbett’s face hardened.
“Bitsol…. Did you use your power on me?”
“I didn’t use it on you personally. I used my power on this mental world.”
“What does that mean?”
“This mental world is a little mixed up with the mental images of you and others. It’s very rare, and it’s going to be very interesting. Do you think I’d miss this opportunity? I mixed my power into this mental world. Squeak squeak!”
Glbett desperately calmed his fluctuating emotions.
It was just like Bitsol. He was a demon who would do anything for his own amusement. And what Bitsol liked most was observing humans whose desires and emotions were stimulated.
Showing emotions here would only please Bitsol.
“I understand what you’ve done, Bitsol. Now, please help me.”
“No. Squeak.”
“……Pardon?”
“If you want something, go get it yourself. I’m not interested in the Dragon Lord’s heart or anything else. I’m satisfied just watching the situation quietly. Squeak.”
Click.
Glbett felt something snap in his head.
“You damn rat!!! I’m your contractor!!! Help me!!”
Glbett yelled and lunged at Bitsol. Bitsol chuckled and slipped into the ceiling.
“Your base nature…! It’s interesting! Squeak! You’re my contractor, so I’ll give you one helpful piece of information. Even if you die here, you won’t actually die. You can die as many times as you want here. So don’t give up. Squeak!”
Bitsol disappeared, leaving behind a nasty laugh.
Glbett, with anger rising to the top of his head, stomped his foot on the floor.
“Damn it! Damn it!! Damn it!!!”
After venting his anger on the floor for a while, Glbett calmed down and took a deep breath.
‘I can do it alone even without Bitsol! Kyle and Terius! I’ll use those two!’
To do that, he had to meet Kyle and Terius first. Glbett hurriedly put on his top, opened the bedroom door, and went outside.
“……!!”
It was an asphalt road with cars driving around.
***
I opened my eyes and calmly looked around. It was a familiar house. Not the mansion in the [Baekhwan] world, but my house in the real world.
I tried to move my body, but I felt a sense of incongruity and examined my body. And I was shocked.
“……!!”
My body had shrunk. My hands were small, and the distance to the floor was strangely close. I touched my body here and there. It was definitely smaller. Judging by age, it looked like I was about 8 years old.
‘No way!’
I hurriedly took off my pants and checked my lower body. It was heavy, disproportionate to my small frame. It had shrunk slightly as my body had shrunk, but only slightly.
‘It’s a bit awkward without hair.’
I fondled my dick. Blood rushed in, and it became erect. Seeing my erect dick, I felt relieved. My dick was safe.
‘I’ve confirmed what’s important….’
I thought about what I had to do.
The most important goal in this mental world is for Yuria to find and consume the Dragon Lord’s heart. Therefore, what I have to do is support Yuria.
‘Kyle, Terius, Baron Glbett. These three are the variables. Yuria and Elena are on our side, so we need to find them and join forces.’
The troublesome ones are Kyle and Baron Glbett. Terius is a pushover.
In Kyle’s case, he might try to kill me as soon as he sees me. Baron Glbett. That guy is more than capable of plotting something.
‘I need to find Yuria and Elena and join them as soon as possible!’
I quickly ran to the front door, opened it, and went outside.
“Huh…?”
My legs stopped.
An unexpected sight unfolded before my eyes.
A half-destroyed mansion and garden.
It wasn’t my mansion. It wasn’t a mansion I hadn’t seen before either. It was a mansion and garden I knew well, having seen them many times.
‘The Valdert main family. Elena’s mansion! As expected…! Since this is a mental world, is this possible? But why is it half-destroyed? Was it half-destroyed from the beginning?’
Bang! Crash!
A loud noise was heard. I was startled and turned my gaze to the sky where the explosion had come from. Something fell down.
“…Elena!!”
Elena was lying on the ground. Part of her clothes were torn, and blood was flowing from her head. Elena looked at me with unfocused eyes.
“…Eugene, is that you.”
Elena coughed up blood and raised her left hand. A blue butterfly appeared from her trembling hand.
“The worst timing. Run away. I’ll buy you time….”
A black lightning bolt fell on Elena from the sky. Elena died. Her body turned into gray dust and disappeared.
“You were here, Master.”
Yuria appeared. She was wearing her maid uniform as always, but there were traces of battle all over her body. She smiled at me, her eyes crinkling.
I was startled. It was a beautiful smile. But something was different. It sent a chill down my spine. Before I could open my mouth, she approached me. She knelt down and met my eyes, which were now at her level.
“Master, you’ve become smaller.”
Before I could speak, her hand moved.
“Don’t worry, Master. No matter what state you’re in, I will protect you. The stray cat has already been dealt with.”
Click.
A collar was put on me.
Yuria’s eyes, looking at me, were gleaming with ecstasy and madness.
“Ah…, my Master….”
She hugged my body tightly, as if crushing me.
