Land of the Rising Sun, a certain unknown space...
Lucius sat on a simple throne, decorated only with a cross, and countless root-like substances seemed to grow out from the back of the throne.
And what was wrapped in the roots that had grown out were precisely the corpses of the Dark Triad.
Lucius opened his eyes, he had been fusing the three's magic into himself ever since he had crossed the ocean to the Land of the Rising Sun a month ago.
Flesh, bones, blood, plus all of his own soul, and the magic power of Lucifero, who represented the strongest in the world, combined together represented the magic of the source of the world of life.
No... that power had already surpassed magic, and it should be said that magic was also one of the powers derived from life.
But unfortunately, things weren't progressing as smoothly as he had planned.
A third of Lucifero's power was already an unimaginably powerful force for humans, but it was still quite difficult to hatch the ultimate power that he had envisioned.
Of course, Lucius had also regretted and been angry, but he had quickly adjusted his mentality.
Even if the plan had gone wrong, he wouldn't lose his composure, and when it came to the tenacity of his will, he wouldn't lose to anyone.
He would only think of ways to solve the problem, and speaking of which, after calming down, he had really thought of a way to make up for it.
Since he had lost Lucifero's power, then wouldn't it be fine to find an even stronger power. So he had set his sights on... Drake, who could fight Lucifero head-on.
Perhaps after he obtained the power of Drake, this person from outside the world, he could make his own power break through the limits of the world as well.
Thinking this way, Lucius had started a new plan.
The sound of footsteps rang out, and Lucius opened his eyes, looking at the group of people who had walked before him.
"Everyone, the holy war is about to begin! For the equal world that we desire, I will bestow you with even stronger power! From now on, you will transcend humanity, you will be the [Holy Knights] of the new world!"
Lucius had learned from the lesson of having insufficient manpower, so he had used his ability to create several powerful and obedient helpers.
Just at this time, a rough voice rang out.
"That kind of thing is all well and good! You promised to give me the most intense battle, I've had enough of these boring days, hurry up and start the war!"
The one who had spoken was a rugged-looking man, his hair tied up messily, his chin full of stubble.
He was wearing a loose kimono, revealing his chest, which was covered with sparse chest hair.
He was also carrying a wine pot, and didn't forget to take a heavy gulp as he spoke, the overflowing wine flowing from the corner of his mouth all the way to his chest.
The man's slovenliness and rudeness had made several Holy Knights who were loyal to Lucius reveal displeased expressions, but Lucius himself didn't care much.
"Since you can't sit still anymore, then start acting according to your own will! The Black Bulls have come to the Land of the Rising Sun, so go and deal with them.
Whether it's Asta, who manipulates anti-magic power, or Drake, who doesn't belong to this world, they are all targets that must be dealt with. This is also a preview of the true day of judgment!"
Many Holy Knights had knelt on one knee together, respectfully receiving Lucius's orders. Only the man who had spoken at the beginning had revealed a frenzied expression, throwing down the wine pot casually, saying, "That's how it should be!"
...
On the other side, Drake was observing Asta's training.
If you called it training, it was actually just Asta being beaten up in turn by the Dragon Zen Seven.
The opponents that Asta had faced before had all used magic as their main means of attack during battle, so his anti-magic power had been invincible.
But the sorcerers of the Land of the Rising Sun focused more on the training of physical skills and swordsmanship, which had just avoided the restraint of anti-magic power.
That day, Ryudo Ryuya had told the Black Bulls a lot of things, and among them was the advanced technique of ki that Yami had mentioned.
In the Land of the Rising Sun, the technique of mobilizing all of the ki in the body with complete concentration, urging magic power to be released beyond its limits, was called "Absolute Heaven."
The difficulty of Absolute Heaven was very high, and only the Dragon Zen Seven in the entire Land of the Rising Sun had mastered this technique.
Drake couldn't help but be a little surprised. In Academy City, after he had taught Kamijou Touma the technique of ki, Kamijou Touma had combined his own Imagine Breaker ability, and had researched the same technique.
As expected of the protagonist who could even steal the swordsmanship of [Parallel Thought Acceleration], he had actually been able to develop a technique that was a secret of a country in another world on his own.
And from Kamijou Touma, Drake had also learned this technique. In the battles so far, Drake had been using this ability to unleash such strong power.
Ryudo Ryuya had also praised Drake for being able to master Absolute Heaven without the guidance of the Land of the Rising Sun, and had then proposed to have Asta undergo training in Absolute Heaven.
Because Ryudo Ryuya, who had been watching everything on the other side of the ocean, also knew how important anti-magic power was for the upcoming battle, the stronger Asta was, the more advantages they could gain in the upcoming war.
Drake hadn't been so conceited as to think that he could resolve all battles alone, so he had naturally agreed to Asta's training plan. And then Asta's days of suffering had begun.
Actually, Asta already had the foundation for Absolute Heaven. After learning ki from Yami, that had always been the ability that Asta had relied on the most besides anti-magic power.
His Black Asta form was formed by using ki to introduce anti-magic power into his body.
So the most difficult hurdle in training Absolute Heaven - sensing and manipulating ki - Asta had actually already crossed.
But that being said, it wasn't that simple to use Absolute Heaven in a close call during battle.
And there was no shortcut to completely mastering Absolute Heaven, you could only constantly fight against opponents who had mastered Absolute Heaven, personally feeling that power.
Asta had actually been performing quite well, he hadn't relaxed this month, and had been constantly training in swordsmanship according to Drake's guidance.
Although he was still no match for the Dragon Zen Seven in terms of technique, who had been undergoing samurai training since they were young, he was also fighting quite decently, and even Yami Ichika, who was quite displeased with him, couldn't say anything belittling.
Although the process was painful, Asta himself was also enjoying it.
After mastering devil synchronization, Asta couldn't help but feel pessimistic, feeling that he couldn't continue to become stronger. After all, anti-magic power was a special existence, and didn't have a clear path to strengthening like normal magic.
Learning swordsmanship from Drake was also Asta's only choice at that time. But Asta himself also knew that swordsmanship also had its limits, and he seemed to only be able to stagnate.
But Absolute Heaven had opened another path for Asta, and knowing that he could continue to become stronger, where would Asta have time to complain about the hardship and fatigue.
Speaking of Yami Ichika, he had chased after Yami and lost him after all, and had to commit seppuku to apologize to Ryudo Ryuya for abandoning his duties in battle after returning.
Yami Ichika was really completely different from her brother, she was quite a serious person!
After being stopped by Ryudo Ryuya, Yami Ichika hadn't started shouting and killing at the members of the Black Bull squad, but her attitude wasn't very good either.
But everyone who knew the reason hadn't said anything, shouldering the sins was their captain's decision, and they wouldn't presumptuously jump out and make trouble.
Drake stretched lazily, and seeing Asta being blasted away again by Yami Ichika, he moved his figure, leaving.
He had landed lightly on the ground on a hillside that was some distance away from the training ground.
"I say, Captain Yami, are you planning to continue like this!"
Yami, who was lying on the ground, took down the leaf that had been blocking his eyes, opening his mouth, saying, "I had already hidden so far away, and you still found me!"
Drake said, "Captain Yami's ki and magic power are hidden very well, but my sense of smell is also very keen, and I found your location because of the wind direction! So don't worry, the others shouldn't have noticed."
Yami smelled his own arm, saying, "Smell? I'm very clean, where would there be any smell?"
Drake sighed, saying, "Please don't change the subject, you've finally returned to your hometown, don't you want to put an end to the past?"
Yami clicked his tongue, saying, "Forget it, just thinking about it is a pain in the ass. Anyway, after defeating Lucius, I'll return to the Clover Kingdom together with you idiots. Let's just leave it at that, it's not like it's bad."
Drake sighed, and as expected, even Yami couldn't help but become indecisive when it came to things that involved himself.
But since it was Yami's own choice, Drake wouldn't say much more.
Just at this time, Yami had suddenly jumped up, reaching out his hand, pressing it directly on the hilt of his sword.
Drake had also sensed that powerful magic power and hostile aura that was rapidly approaching, and looked over with a serious expression.
He saw a black mist spreading over in the distance, and a rugged and burly figure carrying a rolling black aura had rushed over.
The one who had come gave people a strange feeling, his body, even the clothes he was wearing, were snow-white, full of a feeling of holiness.
But he had large horns like a demon on his head, and a black aura full of bloodthirst was surging around him, like a demon god who had crawled out of hell.
What was even more incongruous was that there was a halo like an angel's above his head.
This power was exactly the same as what Lucius had shown before, and it could be confirmed that this was what he had created.
"Hahahaha! Long time no see, Sukehiro!"
The one who had come had stopped before Yami, shouting at Yami with a frenzied voice while carrying his sword, it seemed that they were acquaintances.
Yami's usually listless dead fish eyes had suddenly become spirited, and his entire person's aura was completely different.
"You stinking old man, you've been dead for so many years, aren't you going to rest peacefully in your grave? Please, just rest in peace honestly, I'll remember to sweep your grave on time, alright!"
The one who had come was Yami's father, the former head of the Yami clan.
The man glared his eyes, saying, "What are you joking about, who would be cowardly enough to just keep sleeping. I... have now become a true oni god!
Come, let me see how much stronger you've become after all these years."
Yami frowned, opening his mouth, saying, "Drake, this should be the work of that bastard Lucius again. To actually be able to revive the dead, he's really capable of anything!
I'm afraid that the enemy isn't just my dead old man, you go to everyone's side, I'll leave this guy to you. After all, this is a family conflict, and I wasn't able to stop this guy before, but I definitely won't let him do anything wrong again this time!"
Drake had also sensed the several magic powers that were invading the camp in the distance, nodding, taking off to fly back.
Behind him, Yami had already crossed blades with his father.
Drake couldn't help but have a headache, ever since he had come to the Land of the Rising Sun, he felt like something was wrong everywhere, and he always felt like things were a bit familiar.
So this was written as the Land of the Rising Sun, but read as the Ninja World, huh! How had even something like Impure World Reincarnation been created, you Lucius are also a dream-come-true master, huh!
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