Before my fight against the four divine beasts, Dalvine had promised me only one thing in exchange for my victory, that he would help me cultivate the shadows’ energy.


    Having the affinity of shadows is more than enough to rece all elementary, intermediate, advanced, and rare affinities! It''s a deviant affinity that is both versatile and unique!


    Since I acquired this affinity, I no longer needed to use my spatial affinity since the shadows’ affinity is more practical for me than the spatial affinity itself. As for elemental affinities, it''s thanks to the affinity of shadows that I can easily create dozens of pearls in an instant. Not to mention that the ck hole, my ability to share energies, and so on; are all linked to this deviant affinity! Even if I didn''t know it, it became apparent after improving my shadows’ affinity.


    If I want to reach the pinnacle of magic, the only way I know, and which is the fastest, is by cultivating this affinity.


    The most interesting, and that this affinity is the only one that allows me to protect myself physically and mentally from primordial mages; even Sabrina and Sylvia will not be able to read my thoughts when I use this affinity!


    But on the other hand, to increase the shadow’s energy and this affinity level, I must not only kill a high-level divine mage, but I must also consume their soul directly! It''s an impractical method that is wild and difficult to implement; after all, it''s not as if such enemies are lurking in the streets.


    The other method, which is the fastest and most practical, is to ess the floors of the castle of the shadows! The psychopath had assured me that the more I’d ess the upper floors, the more my shadow energy reserve would increase. Even if I don''t trust him, the shadow’s castle is the only link between me and the affinity of the shadow.


    The only problem is that I have to be powerful to be able to ess the upper floors of this damn castle! That''s why I thought I would have ess to the upper floor of the castle if I made a natural breakthrough in the emperor''s realm, but this was not the case. I don''t even know if I''d seed in opening its doors even after reaching the divine realm.


    But with the key, this dilemma and frustration will no longer have their ce in my heart. I’ll finally ess this floor withplete legitimacy and perhaps even smoothly.


    But who would have thought that one of the keys would be on this?


    "Little demoness, get ready; we''re going to take a little walk on a fascinating! Go warn Sabrina and the others; I’d like to have a little discussion with them." I told her while I had trouble controlling my emotions.


    Even if I look like a kid, I don''t care about this useless and insignificant detail. I need this key to be strong and also to increase my shadow squad’s members; I am sure that the second level of the castle contains shadow soldiers who will be able to defeat divine mages of the highest levels without too much trouble!


    I could see the confusion in her golden irises after hearing my query, but she nodded before disappearing in front of me as if she wasn''t there.


    Sigh, just obverse this nonchnt action on her part; I can guess how weak I am. I can''t even follow the movements of this little demoness; I wonder how strong she became after absorbing so much energy from me.


    ___


    In the sizeable royal lounge, No served tea to Sabrina, Sylvia, and Lilliana.


    "Just, what happened to this girl? You saw her too, didn''t you?" Sylvia asked Sabrina after sipping once her spiritual tea.


    "Sigh, for the moment, nothing is certain; we cannot say whether she has reached the primordial rank or not. But what is certain is that she has acquired the concept of lust!" Sabrina replied in a monotonous tone.


    ''Even if it usually is impossible for a person to reach this rank. But when ites to Lord Alvine, you have to expect everything. It''s the most abnormal, same among the abnormals.'' She continued in her thoughts after answering Sylvia.


    "Anyway, we must be careful in our future maneuvers and prevent this information from buzzing; I know people who will be willing to risk everything to get their hands on this girl and want to experience her to unravel all the mystery she contains in her. Not to mention the master...who will be most in danger." She gave this warning while looking at Lilliana.


    She wasn''t afraid for No or Sylvia, But Lilliana was another story.


    "Geez, stop using me of obvious things; I''m not an idiot who would consciously hurt my husband," Lilliana replied in a frustrated tone when she saw Sabrina''s actions.


    "I don''t use you of anything; I''m just saying be careful; you can hurt him unconsciously," Sabrina replied in an affronted tone when she saw her misunderstanding her words.


    "...Ahem, no need to make a scene if possible. Let''s focus instead on the most important problem. Lady Rina, you said you contacted the others, didn''t you? What did they say?" Sylvia tried to calm the tension by changing the subject.


    "...Sigh, I could only contact Heliod, Xelor, and Ferda. As for the others, they are on responders."


    "Huh? Only them? Tsk, it''s unbelievable; how can they be so careless?!" Sylvia frowned after hearing Sabrina''s words.


    "Anyway, it''s not too important for now. But if the situation turns out to be worse than expected, I’d invoke them with invocations’ parchments they gave me."


    "What do you mean the situation is not urgent? You still can''t imagine that this psychopath will show herself alone on her ntation without having a n?"<novelnext></novelnext>


    "...I didn''t say that. But nothing proves that she is there to set a trap for us; her wacky nature gives me the impression that her presence there is only the result of chance. But in any case, it''s better to be on our guard than to be reckless with her. That''s why I asked these three to join us as much as possible." Sabrina gave this exnation by noticing Sylvia''s frustration.


    "Tsk, I doubt very much that you take this woman''s threats seriously! In short, what did they say about it? When will theye back?"


    During all their conversations, Lilliana was not interested since their words convinced her that it was a subject that did not concern her.


    But No was different; she listened to their conversations with an unshakable expression that they could only see rarely.


    "They are already on our. They''re waiting for us to move with the master for a global and strategic meeting, if possible." She briefly gave this answer.


    But at the same time, she raises her eyebrows slightly when she sees Assiaphir appear in the royal salon.


    "A problem?" She questions her immediately.


    Thetter shakes her head and then answers. "No, but my king asks to see you; ording to his expression, it seems urgent."


    Hearing Asiaphir''s answer, Sabrina does not ask for more details; her golden aura envelops everyone in the living room before she disappears with everyone, leaving the living room empty behind them.


    Her action did not even take a thousandth of a second.


    ---


    Rather, on the of Alzania,


    The Brave King, who saw Alvine''s clone escape his spell of hindrance and avoid his deadly attack, frowns.


    But his frown is entuated when he sees Alvine hovering above him. ''You take me from above for an insect. Dare to force me to raise my head, me, a divine king, to look at a simple insect; I’ll kill this bastard with the worst suffering.'' He said to Himself, mming his tongue.


    Following these words, he began to float in the air to erase this feeling of inferiority he felt towards his worst enemy.


    On the other hand, the Alvine clone, who floated in the air thanks to Luna''s magic, talked with Luna through a spiritual bond that Luna had created between them.


    ''What do you mean by the Lord send you to lend me a hand? Did I do something that constrains his ns?'' He asked in a nervous tone.


    ''No, it''s rather the opposite. He sent me here for a good reason that I don''t know myself. But my mission is to prevent your identity from being revealed. If you had taken this attack, your body would have disintegrated, and this attack could have repercussions on your soul. Unlike us, you have some weaknesses in your soul; you do not have the power to protect your soul against this attack, which contains a spiritual attack.''


    Hearing Luna''s exnations, the clone nods his head with an understandable air while sighing with relief after learning that he has not failed in his mission.


    ''You''re right; this guy is stronger than I imagined. But I''m sure we''ll be able to defeat him by joining forces!'' He proposed.


    But Luna shakes her head. ''Even if I would be happy to kill this man, we can''t do it. The Lord formally forbade me to reveal my presence in the eyes of all. As a result, I can only passively assist you to prevent you from suffering one of the deadly attacks on their part.


    ''Hmm, it''s understood. But I don''t see how to end a useless battle that doesn''t bring us anything; should I teleport to this crazy woman to end this boring duel?'' Following Luna''s words, these were the only words that came to his mind.


    ''It won''t be necessary since this woman is already on her way to meet you. You didn''t notice this because you only focused on your opponent. With that, it''s time for me to take leave.''


    ''!'' The clone had an ironic smile and noticed that Luna was right after he checked around him.


    At the same time, Brave began by maneuvering another attack that was more destructive than the previous one.


    Instead of a python, its lightning materialized like a ck dragon! The dragon was so realistic that Alvine could see his dark scales. ''Tsk, does this man have an unlimited mana reserve or what? First, a python mamba, and now...a dragon? If it continues like this, I wouldn''t be surprised if he materialized a celestial deity!'' He said to himself as he also prepared to attack his enemy.