Apart from Drake, no one could have imagined that the Magic Knight Squad's Spade Kingdom Expedition would develop into such a legendary tale.
When the devil king Lucifero descended and crushed a group of knight squad captains, almost everyone had a feeling of despair.
But precisely because of this, the moment Lucifero was slain felt so shocking.
But Drake hadn't felt that atmosphere, Drake had lost consciousness after the battle ended.
The Ring of the Nibelung was indeed a very powerful skill, but its price was not small. Drake didn't have Ottar's convenient [I Fight Therefore I Am] skill, and had really consumed a lot of stamina and magic power.
Especially those short ten minutes or so of entering the realm of nature, had almost exhausted Drake's spiritual power. But thinking about it, Drake would have preferred to experience the power of that realm a bit more.
So Drake had passed out as soon as the battle had ended, and by the time he had woken up, he had already returned to the Clover Kingdom.
Having woken up, Drake's magic power, stamina, and spiritual power had all completely recovered, and he had immediately thrown himself into a new operation.
That's right, although Lucifero had been defeated, it didn't mean that everything was over.
Because the mastermind behind the whole thing - Lucius Zogratis, had disappeared again.
Not only Lucius, but the bodies of the Dark Triad and the devils who hadn't been absorbed by Lucifero had all disappeared without a trace.
Even those two demon gods who had appeared in the original story were nowhere to be found.
The Gate of the Underworld had been opened three times in a row, and among them, the twin devils of the first layer, Lilith and Nahamah, had been slain by Asta.
The atmospheric devil Baal had also been defeated by Drake, and then had his heart torn out by Lucius.
But the devil of the second layer, Adrammelech, had never appeared.
Drake remembered that Adrammelech seemed to have had contact with Lucius long ago, and the two had a relationship similar to that of collaborators.
Lucius not having been defeated meant that everything was still far from over.
But the expedition did have results after all, the Diamond Kingdom and the Spade Kingdom had successfully been restored. The Clover Kingdom and the Heart Kingdom had also returned to peace.
Drake didn't really have a good outlook on the future of this world.
The Heart Kingdom's system and environment determined that they could coexist peacefully with the Clover Kingdom, but the other two countries were different.
The Diamond Kingdom was full of desolation, and the Spade Kingdom had a harsh climate, and they were destined to be unable to develop in a normal way.
This generation was able to restore their countries thanks to the Clover Kingdom's aid, but this feeling of gratitude would definitely not withstand the erosion of time.
It could be foreseen that in the future, the various countries would definitely break out into new wars because of resource issues.
If they wanted to solve this problem, the present was the most suitable opportunity.
Taking advantage of the fact that the relations between the four countries were in their honeymoon period, they could strengthen the exchanges and communication between the four countries, and achieve the circulation and sharing of resources. In this way, all countries could achieve good development.
Unfortunately, none of the royal family adults who dominated the Clover Kingdom had such vision, and were even more unwilling to pay the upfront costs.
If Julius was still around, things might have had a turning point. Unfortunately, there was no clever person who could change this country now.
Drake could only let out a sigh about this, and as for the rest, it wasn't something he could worry about.
Having found Yami, who was still recuperating, Drake had also learned about what had happened recently.
After Lucifero's descent and all of the events that had happened before, the four kingdoms had deeply realized the harm that Lucius posed.
So whether it was the Magic Knights, the Magic Squads, the Elf Guardians, or the Magic Defense Squads, they had all begun to search for Lucius's whereabouts within their own countries.
Being able to make the armed forces of the four kingdoms act for the same goal, Lucius could be considered unprecedented.
Drake had seen the Clover Kingdom's plan, and even the Strong Magic Region hadn't been spared, it could be said to be quite meticulous.
And this search had lasted for a whole month, and the Clover Kingdom had even been turned upside down... but the result was that they had gained nothing.
Not to mention Lucius's base, they hadn't even discovered a trace of him, making people wonder where he had hidden himself.
Not only the Clover Kingdom, but the other three kingdoms hadn't found anything either. It was as if Lucius had already left this continent.
This was what Rill had said casually at the summary meeting, the speaker had no intention, but the listener had taken it to heart, and Yami had gathered all of the Black Bull members after returning.
In the hall, Yami was sitting on the sofa in a commanding manner, his head resting on the backrest, looking at the ceiling in a daze while smoking a cigarette.
The others didn't dare to speak, but Nacht wouldn't be polite.
"Everyone's already here, if you've gathered everyone, then don't waste everyone's time."
Yami came back to his senses, taking the cigarette off his mouth, looking at everyone, saying, "You should all know, we haven't had any success in our search for Lucius.
So I was thinking, what if he's no longer in the four kingdoms."
Drake opened his mouth, saying, "I remember that Captain Yami's hometown is a foreign country overseas, so you suspect that Lucius has hidden there."
Yami sighed, saying, "It's not impossible, so whether it's for my hometown or to settle the score with Lucius, it looks like I'll have to go back."
Saying this, Yami had suddenly reached out his hand, scratching his head, he always acted like he didn't care about anything, and he had really never been seen looking so troubled before.
"Damn it! I haven't prepared myself mentally to go back yet."
Drake looked at Yami, and couldn't help but start thinking, it seemed that Yami had left his hometown not because he had encountered a shipwreck while fishing, as he had told others, and had drifted to the Clover Kingdom.
A certain Chinatown detective had said, "Who would be willing to come out if they were comfortable in their own country? There are reasons for staying, and there are reasons for leaving!"
But Captain Yami had come to the Clover Kingdom when he was a teenager, so he shouldn't have had such vicissitudes of experience.
There really weren't everyone in the Black Bulls squad who knew how to read the atmosphere, especially that guy Asta, who had directly crowded up, saying, "Captain Yami, what kind of place is your hometown?"
Perhaps considering that they would be taking action soon, Yami had also wanted to let everyone understand some of the target's situation, so he said, "My hometown is called the Land of the Rising Sun, and magic and magic power are called sorcery and demonic power there. At the same time, the style of the grimoires is also different from here.
Not only are the names different, but the cultivation and combat methods of mages and sorcerers are also different."
Drake nodded, saying, "So the sorcerers of the Land of the Rising Sun, like Captain Yami, focus more on physical skills and swordsmanship, and sorcery is only used to assist, instead of focusing on magic like the mages here."
Yami gave a thumbs up, saying, "As expected of the junior that I have high hopes for, you understood right away!
The situation is just like Drake said, the sorcerers and samurai of the Land of the Rising Sun all master the ki techniques that I taught Asta, and even the excellent ones among them master even higher techniques.
But we're going to look for that guy Lucius, so if there are no accidents, we probably won't be fighting with those kinds of guys."
When he had said this, Yami seemed to have thought of something, shaking his head, pulling his thoughts back, continuing, "The Land of the Rising Sun isn't some peaceful good place either, at least it was a mess when I left.
But so much time has passed, so there should have been some changes!"
Drake smiled, saying, "Whether there have been changes or not will naturally be clear after we go and take a look this time."
Yami put the cigarette back in his mouth, saying, "That's true, this time I'll have to trouble you too, Drake, using that big guy of yours to take me to the Land of the Rising Sun as quickly as possible."
Asta suddenly raised his hand, saying, "Captain Yami, I want to go too!"
Yami said, "I would have brought you along even if you hadn't said anything, brat. The final battle can't be without your anti-magic power."
Seeing this scene, how could the others still sit still, and they had crowded up one after another.
"Captain Yami, me too!"
"I want to go too!"
"Are there any new ingredients in the Land of the Rising Sun!"
"Please take me with you too, Mr. Yami!"
"Sorcerers... they sound very strong, are there any fights to be had!"
"Since that's the case, I'll mercifully go with you!"
...
Yami clapped his hands, saying, "Are you all so interested in my hometown?"
Everyone looked at Yami with shining eyes, nodding obediently together.
Yami smiled, saying, "I really can't do anything with you guys, Drake, is it alright on your side?"
Drake nodded, saying, "It's a small problem, this number of people won't affect the speed."
Yami stood up, saying, "Then the Black Bull squad's next mission is for the entire squad to go to the Land of the Rising Sun to investigate, go and prepare, we'll set off soon!"
"Yeah!"
Everyone's movements were very fast, and they had quickly packed their luggage, gathering before the base.
Drake took out a talisman, throwing it out, and Fal, dragging gorgeous tail feathers, appeared before everyone.
This was the first time that everyone had seen Fal, and they couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Yami had originally thought that Drake would use the fire spirit to transport everyone to the Land of the Rising Sun, but he hadn't expected him to show this move.
Drake had taken the lead, jumping onto Fal's back, and the others had also boarded Fal out of curiosity.
After everyone had sat down, Fal had spread his wide wings, and had only flapped them once before flying into the sky.
Yami put his hand over his eyes, looking at the clouds that were rapidly receding from his vision, saying, "This speed is really amazing. But I can't even feel the wind, I thought I was going to suffer a bit!"
Drake had taken it as Yami was praising him, commanding Fal to advance at full speed in the direction that Yami had pointed.
Going out to sea in this world was quite dangerous, because the ocean was a Strong Magic Region that was even wider than the borders of the Spade Kingdom.
Not only was the environment harsh, but the magical beasts in the sea were an even greater threat. Even the Clover Kingdom's most advanced magic ships couldn't be said to be able to cross the ocean safely.
So how had the young Yami crossed the ocean before he had even obtained a grimoire?
Of course, it was different if they were flying, Fal had quickly crossed the vast ocean at full speed, and the Land of the Rising Sun was ahead.
And the first sight that had entered their eyes was that turbid sea water.
He didn't know why, but the sea area after entering a certain range of the Land of the Rising Sun was completely different, the sea water was ink-black, and Drake could even feel the turbid magic power surging within it.
The sky was the same, covered with patches of dark clouds. And that wasn't a natural phenomenon, but was instead polluted magic power.
To be honest, the Land of the Rising Sun wasn't as beautiful as everyone had imagined before they had set off, perhaps it was because Captain Yami's hometown had given everyone a good impression first, but after seeing this scene, they couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.
Yami had taken a deep breath, though, opening his mouth, saying, "Long time no see, Land of the Rising Sun!"
Sure enough, even Yami would have the emotion of being timid near his hometown.
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