Summoning the Holy Sword

A pure, dazzling white radiance erupted, enfolding the world completely. Rhode instinctively extended his arm to cover his eyes from the brilliance. However, he realized he wasn’t in control of his body. At the next moment, he felt as though he was being dragged by an unknown force and flew out in a ‘swish’, sinking into darkness and losing his consciousness.

“Ugh…”

After an unknown while, he opened his eyes slowly. What came into view was the usual sky and land in the Void Territory.

It seems like I made it back safely. But…

Rhode shrugged and shook his head at this thought. He wasn’t aware of what exactly happened in the end. After he became the Void Dragon, he never lost his consciousness. What he did back then was only summoning a card spirit and this shouldn’t have happened.

Forget it, since it is already done and dusted… Hmm?

At this moment, he discovered that something was amiss; his body was as though no longer a material existence and had become illusory instead. He extended his arms and could vaguely see through them as though he were a ghost. This scene felt somewhat familiar and unfamiliar at the same time because in the game, he had experienced it several times. The feeling of unfamiliarity struck him as this was his first time encountering this after transmigrating to this world. The reason was simple. This was the spiritual state after a player was killed.

“What in the world… what’s going on?”

Rhode was baffled at this scene. He didn’t expect to be defeated, or get insta-killed, in this case. Rhode summoned the system interface quickly at this thought and as expected, most of his skills and talents were grayed out, unusable, and only a few functions were available. However, this didn’t affect him too much because what he was most concerned about was why he became a spirit for no apparent reason. But… he decided to see if he could still return to his actual body in this spiritual form.

He looked to the left and right at this thought. This should be the place where he fought Cassidy earlier on. Logically, even if he died, his corpse should be nearby. But at this moment, he heard a familiar voice.

Upon hearing his younger sister’s answer, Rhode pondered for a few moments helplessly. Then, he nodded in melancholy before quickly recalling something really troublesome. And that was…

“Are we going to head back like this?”

“… And this was what happened.”

Sitting on the chair, the younger lady explained everything with a gentle smile. Of course, that included her identity and relationship with Rhode. After hearing her explanation, everyone was oddly surprised. Not only Canary and Mini Bubble Gum, who were extremely familiar with Rhode in the game or reality, astonished, but Alice, who was familiar with the former Void Dragon, also revealed a baffled expression after hearing their experiences. On the other hand, Christie maintained a calm expression as she sat by the side. Since Christie accepted the seed of life from her and Rhode, she naturally understood the former Void Dragon more.

“I didn’t expect Leader to have such a past… with his younger sister and his younger sister is the BOSS of another world… Oh-oh-oh, this is amazing!”

“I see…”

Unlike Mini Bubble Gum who had delusions of grandeur at her peak, Canary’s reaction was much calmer. Canary gazed at the young lady with complicated emotions and after a few moments, nodded slightly. Facing Canary’s gaze, the young lady smiled casually.

“I’m aware of your existence, Big Sister Canary. Thanks for accompanying Big Brother back then. Even though your relationship with him was… well, I know that Big Brother was glad to have you by his side.”

“Erm… Your Majesty?”

At this moment, Marlene put a weird look as she gazed at the young lady. Right now, her identity was somewhat in an awkward spot. As Margaret’s reincarnation, Marlene inherited her wisdom and memories after awakening, which included memories of the former Void Dragon. But strictly speaking, Marlene was closer to Rhode and didn’t transform back to Margaret entirely after her awakening. If not, Marlene would be putting up an emotionless face and saying ‘plan, pass’ at the drop of a hat. Unlike Canary, who hadn’t interacted with the Void Dragon in the past, and Alice, who had an intimate relationship with the Void Dragon, Marlene was in an intricate place. Although she was respectful of the Void Dragon before her, she was more worried about Rhode.

“May I know if Rhode is…”

“Just a few days and Rhode will be restored to his original state. Is anything the matter?”

Even though Rhode could immediately summon Cassidy and place her into one of the Ten Strongest Spirit Decks, he didn’t choose to do that due to some kind of dark psychology. Instead, he sealed up Cassidy’s card and decided to summon her after he was able to restore his original state. It seemed like deep inside him, he was still dissatisfied with Cassidy for ‘fooling’ him, even though she might not have done it on purpose.

“This…”

Upon sensing the young lady’s gaze, Marlene hesitated, before eventually speaking.

“Earlier on, I received news from the moon princess regarding the ‘accidental clash’ that happened in the Void Territory. She hopes to have a detailed talk with Rhode…”