Summoning the Holy Sword

Rhode spent a lot of effort explaining to everyone what happened. After all, now that his younger sister’s spirit had fused with the body, he had to tell them the truth sooner or later. Upon hearing his words, the group was astonished. Some of them knew about the sibling relationship between the original Void Dragon and him. But Rhode never mentioned that his younger sister’s spirit was living inside him. Now that he told them the truth, it went without saying that they were taken aback.

This also piqued Mini Bubble Gum’s curiosity. She knew that Rhode had a younger sister, but wasn’t sure of the details. Of course, Canary wasn’t that foolish to let Mini Bubble Gum pry as Canary understood his younger sister’s situation more than Mini Bubble Gum. That was why she dragged the two Mini Bubble Gums aside and told them softly. Of course, she left out the parts that couldn’t be made known to them.

As for this crystal that suddenly appeared out of thin air, Stefania, Lydia, and Erin believed that there weren’t any issues associated with it after their investigations. That was because the spiritual power inside the younger sister’s spirit was overly weak. This caused the body to seal up on its own to begin its self-nourishment. Once the spiritual power was absorbed and replenished sufficiently, there wouldn’t be any issues after the body and spirit fused perfectly together.

Since it was guaranteed by them, Rhode felt much more assured now. Of course, he couldn’t do anything else apart from feeling this way. Since he had reached this stage, no one knew what exactly would happen next. Right now, he could only take one step at a time. It would be for the best if his younger sister fused perfectly with the body. But if any accidents were to happen… he would only deal with it then.

As for Stefania, Rhode negotiated a deal with her. If he could protect her from the disturbance of Chaos on the outside and let her return home, she would send a gift in return. This deal wasn’t hard to fulfill on Rhode’s part. As long as he returned to the Dragon Soul Continent, activated the barrier, and transmigrated the continent to the solar system, Stefania would no longer be restricted by space and could move about freely. She accepted Rhode’s offer, which made the latter feel glad. Even though Stefania was a plane merchant, Rhode realized from their earlier clash that her strength wasn’t anywhere weaker than his or Lydia’s. But come to think of it, it actually wasn’t that surprising. Plane merchants roamed every plane of existences and had to have dealings with several unknown races, including dangerous beings. If Stefania lacked this bit of capability, perhaps she would be doomed by now. Of course, in return, Stefania would also provide Rhode an ‘Imperial-Class Star Destroyer’.

The reason why Rhode didn’t choose other peculiar items and specified to have a spaceship was for the sake and future of the Dragon Soul Continent. Even though magical technologies in the Dragon Soul Continent were advanced, they still weren’t that advanced that they were able to roam the universe freely. Although Lydia and Erin could soar to outer space, they were occupied with their heavy, daily affairs. After Rhode returned to the Dragon Soul Continent, even if he decided to immediately research how to create space magic warships, it wouldn’t be that easy. He might as well ask for a spaceship from Stefania since she mentioned that these spaceships were operated automatically and one would be able to control them after reading the manual.

She said it so easily, as though it were as simple as using a rice cooker.

With this spaceship, Rhode wouldn’t need to worry about the situation on Earth. But it was a pity that Stefania was a merchant who wouldn’t commit herself until success was certain. As long as there was a day where she still couldn’t leave the Dragon Soul Continent, she wouldn’t hand over the goods. Come to think of it, Rhode felt really strange looking at her small, empty hands. He wondered where she hid the enormous spaceship…

Due to the sudden change in situation, Rhode had no choice but to come to a halt with his journey. For now, he had to wait for his younger sister’s spirit to recover by itself and fuse with the body before continuing his journey. Now that he had entered the Seven Fantasy Boundaries, he was considered to have returned to his territory of the Dragon Soul Continent. That explained why he wasn’t feeling as anxious and was willing to wait.

However, Rhode didn’t know that while he was idling, the situation in the Dragon Soul Continent was hectic.

“Oh-no-no, may I know what you are doing here, Your Majesty Ion?”

Nalea placed both hands on her hips, narrowed her eyes slightly at the Dark Dragon, and presented her usual, fuzzy smile as though she were half-awake. Meanwhile, Ion put up a grim look. His mighty and determined face had become incomparably skinny and was filled with beard stubble as though he were a beggar who didn’t eat food or take a bath for a dozen days. Not only that, but he also set off a sinister, ice-cold aura from head to toe, where even the green, lush grassland around him dried up as though they were completely dead.

“Apologies for intruding, Your Majesty Nalea.”

“It’s fine, my younger sister went to clean up the mess. I’m idling on my own, so it’s better to have someone to talk to. But your visit surprised me, Your Majesty Ion. I thought you were busy nowadays, but it seems like you’re having a leisurely time too.”

In her usual muddle-headed self, Nalea waved her hand and replied with a smile as though she didn’t notice Ion’s peculiar appearance one bit. Ion stared at her grimly and didn’t say a word. In an instant, both of them fell into an awkward silence. But Nalea apparently wasn’t mindful about it. She focused her attention on savoring the tasty dessert on the plate before her, not forgetting to lick the crumbs off her fingers. She didn’t feel like she was being respectful at all. Ion continued to stare at her and when she finished the dessert on her plate, he broke the silence.

“Your Majesty Nalea, I’ve come here to borrow something from you.”

“Borrow something?”

Upon hearing his words, Nalea cocked her head dubiously.

“Look for Siena if you want to borrow something. This isn’t within my control.”

“It isn’t necessary. It will be fine as long as you hand it over to me, Your Majesty Nalea.”

“No, no.”

Even though Ion sounded weird, Nalea’s reaction remained unchanged. She waved her hand and spoke in a homely attitude.

“I can’t. Siena knows I’m stupid, so she never lets me safeguard anything. Your Majesty Ion, even if you ask me to hand anything over, I have nothing with me…”

Swish——!

Before Nalea finished her sentence, Ion dashed ahead like a specter, extending his arms and aiming for her body. Ion’s movement was so quick that Nalea was still shaking her head and answering him. In the blink of an eye, he arrived before her and stretched out his right hand abruptly.

“Woah!”

The instant Ion stretched out his right arm, Nalea finally reacted. She shrieked, hugged her head, and squatted down to dodge from his menacing claws. At the next moment, Nalea suddenly vanished and reappeared at a position five meters away from Ion. She gazed at him curiously.

“Your Majesty Ion, surely you haven’t changed your profession to a bandit? Your Darkness Capital is so much richer than us; we don’t have anything worthy for you to pillage.”

“Hand over the Void Dragon’s dragon essence!”

This time, Ion was almost screaming at the top of his lungs. He glared at the young lady. His pitch-black eyes were filled with the color of blood as though he were a crazy monster. If Nalea were an ordinary human, she would have fainted from his intense, terrorizing gaze. However, Nalea seemed as though she didn’t notice Ion’s strange behaviors and merely waved her arms before her.

“No can do. His Majesty Rhode entrusted me with it. Besides, Siena makes the call here. You’re better off looking for her.”

“Hmph!”

Upon hearing her response, Ion snarled furiously. He swung his right arm abruptly and along with this movement, a roaring dark energy exploded and rushed toward the young lady from all directions. But at the next moment, a green brilliance flashed. The dark energy erupting from Ion’s hand dissipated like snow melting away in the sun, disappearing out of sight in the blink of an eye.

“Oh-no-no, Your Majesty Ion, this can’t do.”

Nalea stood in a slanted posture, smiling at Ion. But now, there was a long staff in her hand and at the tip of it was a balancing scale.

“It isn’t right to steal from others, okay, Your Majesty Ion? That is rude on your part. Besides, if His Majesty Rhode were to know about this, he may…”

“Shut your trap!”

Before Nalea finished her sentence, Ion bellowed and dashed toward her again. Along with his furious snarls, the dark energy spiraling around him coalesced and expanded instantly, transforming into the enormous shadow of the dark dragon that snapped its jaw open at Nalea. Facing this attack from Ion, Nalea’s expression remained unchanged. She waved the staff in her hand gently and along with this movement, the balancing scale at the tip swayed gently.

Bang!

However, as the balancing scale moved, the enormous shadow of the dark dragon twisted as though it lost its balance. Looking at this scene, Nalea grinned. But at the next moment, she widened her eyes slightly.

Not only did the distorted shadow of the dark dragon not shatter like Nalea expected, but it also changed its form into a gigantic snake, continuing its aggression at her. At the same time…

Swish———!

A dazzling magical light streaked across the sky in an instant, striking directly at the humongous snake and erupting violent waves of spiritual radiances. This attack made Ion come to halt instantly. He glanced at the sky, turned into a shadow, and flew toward the other direction without looking back. But at that moment, a greenish figure pierced through the air and gave chase.

“Where do you think you’re going, you bast*rd!”

Cassidy screamed and slashed the long sword in her hands from above. The distinct and powerful airflow of black and white flashed across her blade. But at the next moment, Ion burst forward at an unprecedented speed, disappearing in sight.

“Cassidy!”

At that moment, Marlene arrived beside Cassidy and gazed.

“How can you do that?”

“Why not? That bast*rd is only a dragon soul heir; how dare he cast eyes on His Majesty’s dragon essence. Hmph. I would have slashed him to death if he didn’t escape that fast!”

“Sigh…”

Upon hearing her comments, Marlene shook her head. She let out a sigh, lowered her gaze to Nalea below, and forced a helpless smile.

“We’re sorry for the intrusion, Your Majesty Nalea.”