Dragon Empire,
Can I remove the seal?
I tried condensing my Dark Energy Reserves on my back.
Nothing really happened.
I tried scratching my back. Still nothing.
Oop… I think I hit a dead end.
All the sorcerer hunters gathered around me.
Yeah… I think I'm in checkmate.
Well I'm shirtless—if Mala sees me like this, she'll beat me and call me a pervert. Well… she was injured. She won't be back soon I guess.
Aughh… why am I thinking like I'm about to be erased?
My eyes… they bled. Was it because of the state of this guy?
My body is already feeling heavy. What kind of beast is he again?
[Griho]: You have 10 seconds to choose.
What?! Choose what?!
Hell no!
This is bad… 6 minutes 40 seconds have passed since Master Krishna left with those monsters.
Well, I do feel bad for those monsters facing him… but why isn't he returning sooner?
[Griho]: 9 seconds have been completed.
Suddenly, I felt a presence behind me.
That feeling… the best one. Relief.
I know who it is. I've been saved.
I sighed in relief.
[Pratik]: You're late, Master.
[Krishna]: You could sense me?
[Pratik]: Of course. Seems like I've become more sensitive lately.
Yes… thank you for returning at the best timing possible.
Seeing Master Krishna, Griho made a bitter face.
According to Girishika, Griho had met Master Krishna in his early days and even fought him. He was defeated after a tough battle back when Krishna was still an Apprentice.
He must be waiting for a rematch… to settle the score.
The atmosphere turned tense.
Cold sweat formed on Griho's forehead.
Cold sweat formed on mine too.
Will it really happen? Their battle?
[Krishna]: Who are you?
???
…What?
Did I mishear?
WAIT—HE REALLY FORGOT GRIHO?! ARE YOU KIDDING?!
Even Griho looked genuinely confused.
But he composed himself almost instantly.
[Griho]: I see… it's nothing serious. Leave this place.
[Krishna]: Fine. I have a few things to settle before I leave.
[Griho]: What exactly?
[Krishna]: I heard about the Sleeping Deity from the natives. Also, a spacecraft (referring to Teger's) was emitting an ominous aura. Maybe the Sleeping Deity has been awakened.
This Griho guy… was about to kill me moments ago, and now he's suddenly acting civilized. That's kind of annoying.
Wait… now that they mention it—what is the Sleeping Deity?
Griho's face turned bitter again.
[Griho]: I see… it might go against my rules, but I'll allow it this time. After you check it yourself… will all sorcerers leave?
[Pratik]: I actually wanted to stay and do something important.
Both of them stared at me.
Yeah… that was scary. Being stared at by two monsters like that.
[Griho]: I just forgot about you. I was considering taking you as a prisoner.
Hell no.
[Krishna]: No need. He's my student. He won't be much of a nuisance.
He trusts me… thanks.
[Krishna]: But he is lazy, an idiot, and annoying sometimes. Handle him carefully.
No… my master can never praise me normally.
[Griho]: What is it that you want to do, kid?
[Pratik]: I've decided… something about Subject's Monarchy. We don't need it. Facing a ruler is easier than facing a whole system when it gets corrupted.
[Krishna]: Hmm… opinions may vary. You can't force your view on others. You know about Girishika's father, right?
My voice came out low.
[Pratik]: But his terror didn't last long, right?
[Krishna]: A few centuries isn't "long"?
Oops.
[Pratik]: I mean… at least the people didn't suffer much or—
What am I even saying?
Germio himself said it once… whether it's a corrupted individual or a corrupted system, you can't choose either. But in the end… choosing a single tyrant is better sometimes. At least people can unite against it later.
I trust Girishika. She won't become a tyrant. She might be an idiot… but a good idiot.
[Pratik]: It's fine. In the end… it's her decision.
[Griho]: Then I will report the interruption of Team GATSKALTT and the failure to capture the rising sorcerer.
[Pratik]: Rising sorcerer?
Krishna: That's you.
[Pratik]: I see.
Griho disappeared.
Thank god… I thought he'd still fight.
[Krishna]: I will leave after two days. I need to investigate the Sleeping Deity. During this time, I will train you to control your powers efficiently.
Ah… that's good. No wait… that's bad. I hope I survive that training.
*
Dragon Empire
Planet Koni,
I teleported here recently.
Germio (thinking): This is bad… all plans are ruined. I never thought that brat would become such a huge obstacle.
I received reports—Marshals defeated by Arun… Asura Knights erased by Tego… Calamities and Lord Tai defeated by Krishna…
Ardhrasar, just unsealed, was sealed again by Aaru and Gaku…
Mala, who should've been dead, was healed by Sunita with Kajal's help…
Sunita herself is guarding Grimori, Lila, and Kel…
What am I supposed to do?
Princess Girishika…
Suddenly, a sharp pain hit my chest.
What is this feeling?
Blood…
Ah… I remember now.
This is her technique.
I turned back.
Princess Girishika stood there with tearful eyes.
[Germio]: Why are you crying, princess?
I tried to sound calm. Deep down… I know she cares.
[Girishika]: Sorry… Germio… I couldn't save your wife back then… and even now I—
[Germio]: Haha… it wasn't your fault. It would be foolish to blame you, princess. It was just circumstances.
She fell to her knees, crying. I've only seen her cry three times in my life.
Now I understand… the pain she hides behind her smile and that gremlin behavior.
She predicted I would come here and placed her poison range shiftling while hiding her energy output.
Only a genius could plan that.
Her behavior… it wasn't mischief. It was hiding pain.
Now I see where I went wrong.
I coughed blood.
She looked at me with worried eyes.
Before she could say anything, I teleported away—to an isolated cave.
I can't face her.
Not after everything.
I sat there alone.
I know she's trying to heal me… her poison technique has a counter-heal.
But I don't want it. I fear I'll lose myself again if I'm healed.
I just want peace.
Suddenly, a portal opened in the cave.
Great… who now?
The aura… abnormal. Something I've never felt.
[Germio]: Who are you?
"I am Kae. The Sleeping Deity. The lord behind the puppet king you followed. Asura Community Ruler. Call me whatever you wish."
So… I was in his palm from the very beginning.
[Germio]: So you're the real mastermind? Even above Lord Tai? I was your pawn from the start?
[Kae]: I fear so.
[Germio]: I see. What do you want?
[Kae]: What if I say… world peace?
[Germio]: That a joke?
[Kae]: Perhaps. One cannot judge meaning from words alone.
[Germio]: Why are you here?
[Kae]: To offer you a better ending.
What is he talking about… my head feels heavy.
[Kae]: The world is not shaped by existence, but by perspective. And this reality… is disappointing.
He wasn't wrong.
Maybe I really did hate them based on my perspective alone…
[Kae]: But what if I offer you a better reality… or an illusion where this world no longer carries suffering or injustice?
[Germio]: What… are you saying?
[Kae]: Sleep peacefully, boy. You have helped me enough.
He placed his hand on my forehead.
My consciousness faded.
When I opened my eyes… I was in my bed.
My house.
My chest doesn't hurt.
What is happening?
The door opened.
Casa… my wife.
She's alive.
She hugged me.
Tears came out without control.
"What happened?" she asked.
[Germio]: I think I saw a bad dream…
Another person entered.
Princess Girishika.
She was jumping around my room, announcing she had become the ruler of the Dragon Empire.
I laughed.
Yes… this is the world I wanted.
*
Germio's body turned to dust.
Kara stood behind me.
[Kara]: Is it done, my Lord? Shall we depart?
[Kae]: Yes. He now sleeps in an illusion. A world of his desire… three hundred years lived in a dream, ending in peaceful death. His body has already been erased.
[Kara]: He deserved better.
[Kae]: Every suffering soul deserves a better ending.
Indeed.
My task here is complete.
The wormhole expander is now placed within the Sleeping Deity temple—hidden during my visit.
Even Krishna will not detect it.
[Kara]: Shall we return, my Lord?
[Kae]: Yes. These clone bodies will not last much longer. We return in two days.
[Kara]: As you wish.
They both disappeared.
Their bodies turned to dust.
To be continued…
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EXTRAS:-
THE STORY OF GOMO TAKA BOY,
We know Gomo Taka as the Legendary General of the Immortalus Society—the backbone and master of six generations of Immortalus Society Leaders.
The most feared sorcerer ever… also called the Hero of the Dimensional War that occurred 4500 years ago.
Also known as the Pervert King by Krishna, his apprentice from 1985–1990.
Many view him differently.
His story begins over 4500+ years ago.
He was born in an unknown clan.
At age 10, his clan handed him over to the Immortalus Society to become a sorcerer.
Only his mother and grandfather remained alive then. Both died shortly after he turned 11.
He was reckless… and perverted from the start.
He never took sorcery seriously.
At 19, he fell in love with a fellow sorcerer whose name is lost in records. She was a prodigy.
She later became a Standard Class Spy/Cop Branch officer while Gomo remained Apprentice Class B Grade.
While many dreamed of leadership, she dreamed of becoming a teacher for at least five generations of Immortalus Leaders.
She worked harder every day.
She loved Gomo despite everything.
She died on a mission—bought time so her team could escape.
That moment changed Gomo Taka.
He left Immortalus Society and trained alone for 75 years.
No teacher would take him.
So he taught himself.
During the Dimensional War 4500 years ago, when even transformed leaders failed, Gomo returned with his Legendary Summon—Kakora.
He defeated an enemy that five transformed leaders couldn't even handle.
From that moment, he was recorded as the third strongest sorcerer in history—only below Ashoka Tribhuja and Jyeshth Tribhuja.
After the war, he was offered leadership of the Immortalus Society, but he refused and became General instead.
He still carries his reckless, perverted nature… because that's how the one he loved remembered him.