As the walls between the clothes opened up, a hidden passage of the dressing room was revealed.
Due to the entrance being so far inside, the maid had no clue whatsoever.
As soon as I stepped inside, the entrance to the passage closed as if it was waiting for me.
The passage seemed to connect to the underground, stretching down long, with golden candlesticks illuminating the way as if symbolizing someone on either side.
Following the light, I entered a secret room at the end of the passage.
It wasn’t extravagant, but the lack of extravagance made it appear more plausible.
A neat yet cozy atmosphere welcomed me, and a small box sat atop a glass table.
The box was rough but still quite decently decorated.
[O]
[Is this the secret room?]
[Ooh]
[Lily, how did you know about this place?]
[?]
[It’s a gift.]
[The inside is surprisingly neat?]
[You’re slipping in so naturally, LOL]
“Come on. I’m used to this kind of thing by now, right?”
Not being able to find a secret passage is the odd part.
Even though I heard the location from Serrek, if I had really tried to find it, it wouldn’t have taken even a minute.
[That’s true.]
[Great Lily]
[LOL, you found it right away.]
[Have you activated your NPC powers again?]
[Before the Great Mage Lady Lily, everyone is equal.]
[LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
Anyway, this seems to be the place where the Pharaoh left his heritage.
A white holy power burst forth from my fingertips.
The holy power spread out, drawing a magic circle on the carpet in front of a cozy two-seater sofa.
[Current interference rate – 82.3%]
Now, if I want, I can return here anytime.
Although there’s a chance it could be damaged due to the aftermath of the war, I put in enough effort, so it shouldn’t be too damaged.
Thanks to that, I used up quite a bit of my interference power.
“I’ve engraved the teleportation spell here, so you can come here next time. By then, we might meet Scorpio or the Forgotten Emperor.”
[Teleport?]
[Good good.]
[Truly the Great Mage.]
[But what if it’s not here?]
[Is there a certainty that the heritage is here? Or is it going to be a total disaster?]
I quickly shook my head as I went up the passage.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s not here.”
It’s just a guess, but there’s a high probability this is the place.
Even if it’s not, as long as the magic circle is intact, it’s not a problem.
By that time, the Empire would have already fallen, so after moving, I could just smash everything to find the heritage or its owners.
Of course, there might still be demons around, but…
‘The chances of that are low.’
“That seems unlikely.”
“An upper demon race is living just fine above ground, and yet I’m supposed to believe that they would scavenge through the ruins of the empire?”
“At this point, it’d be more believable if an ant jabbed the Dragon Lord in the eye, immobilized him, and then made off with his treasures.”
“Anyway, it shouldn’t be a problem…”
[?]
[?]
[What is it?]
[Lily?]
[The screen…]
[The screen is shaking like crazy!]
[Something’s off with the screen…]
As soon as I reached the entrance, sensing something amiss, I released my interference and ascended in a ghostly state.
Clunk!
The door to the secret passage opened.
“……”
A woman bathed in white light, like a halo.
With her distinctive blue hair billowing, she surveyed her surroundings with piercing eyes.
An all-too-familiar face and power.
‘Lily Elbrite.’
This Lily shouldn’t be here at this point in time.
“Just as I thought.”
This was a place my past self neither visited nor cared about.
It’s understandable to have doubts about her appearing here, but I know myself well.
‘My sensitivity has reached its peak.’
She sensed my presence just from my interference alone and came in search of me with just a flicker of magic.
After trying interference a few times, I found that unless the interference is directed at the being itself, they likely won’t notice a thing.
Even if I interfered with the person right in front of me, those nearby might not even register it.
However, Lily, with her heightened sensitivity to powers or special abilities, was far too aware of my existence.
Regardless of her abilities, Lily from this period is in a thoroughly sensitive state.
Lily frowned and lightly extended her hand.
The divine radiance erupted from her fingertips, enveloping the secret passage and Serrek’s personal chamber.
She’s far stronger than I am now, so she might find the magic I left behind.
‘Not a chance.’
The magic circle I drew is far more advanced than what an 18-year-old Lily could manage.
The magic, which has developed dramatically alongside Lasty, has already surpassed its limits, and my magic is not sloppily designed enough for this young Lily to penetrate.
While she may have power, my knowledge is overwhelmingly superior.
In the end, Lily withdrew her strength with a dissatisfied look.
“…There’s definitely something lurking.”
‘……’
“With the demon to worry about, this is just fantastic… or maybe it’s actually a good thing?”
She glared fiercely around before heading out of the passage.
[What’s going on?]
[Lily, show me!]
[Why is the screen showing the sky?]
Why the sky?
[Adjust the screen]
The viewers who couldn’t see the other Lily shout in frustration because the camera was turned quickly.
I turned the camera back to focus on myself.
“Ah, I’m sorry. I thought someone was coming in front. I had to dodge quickly.”
[?]
[Can’t we just kill it?]
[No, will Lily get hurt?]
[LOL]
[So cocky!]
[Can’t we just lift the interference?]
“…Yeah, I suppose we just have to lift the interference.”
I moved without even realizing it.
I expected Lily to come, but it was sooner than I thought.
Even though I tried to hide more than spread my power, she found me right away.
If a battle were to break out, the chance of her noticing the anomaly would be high.
Anyway, I’ve finished preparing everything for the first timeframe.
I’ve set up teleportation magic at a place where the Pharaoh might drop his heritage, and there’s nothing more I can do in this time period unless a riot breaks out.
I could tell the Pharaoh, “The upper demon race is coming, so if you don’t want to die, run away!” but he wouldn’t listen.
At this point, I had already noticed the changes in the demon race and warned him.
I advised him to be careful since the demon race might come to this continent.
But the Pharaoh said this:
“A great emperor does not abandon the Empire. The emperor must be where the Empire is, and the Empire is right here.”
Unless the entire Empire crumbles, he will never abandon it.
Even after the demon race’s raid, he could have run away immediately, yet he never abandoned the Empire.
He abandoned the Empire only after it first slipped from his hand.
“Only after everyone except Serrek was annihilated.”
“……Hmm.”
There’s no way to prevent destruction…
The arrival of the upper demon race is an inevitable outcome.
It comes here like a natural disaster, turning the Empire upside down and setting up its own villa.
There’s no animosity toward the Empire or any dissatisfaction with the Pharaoh.
“It’s just.”
It’s just that they need land, and they happened to find usable land, so they acted.
Just clearing away the ants and stones that obstruct the development of the terrain.
It’s impossible to persuade them, and even if they were persuaded, they would either use us as experimental material or laugh as they cleared everything away more thoroughly.
“Just garbage.”
…Garbage?
[Where to go store]
[So, where are we going now?]
[When are we moving to a different time zone?]
[But seriously, why hasn’t that guy uncle shown up yet? LOL]
[Are we heading to a different time zone now?]
“I came here with great effort. I need to check out the Emperor’s heyday too.”
By the way, something came to mind while doing some trash talking.
■
At this period, Lily isn’t that strong.
She might seem strong by my current standards, but compared to her prime, she’s just average.
Naturally, she doesn’t have the strength to defeat the Upper Demon Race attacking Deserthum.
Even if the me of this time and the me now, along with the Pharaoh, teamed up, we wouldn’t win.
Reaching the ‘Upper’ for a Demon Race means breaking away from a mundane world.
Even if they have a title, each one is no different from a demigod.
Above all, my purpose isn’t to prevent destruction.
My goal is solely to determine the future of the Heritage Successors, and all actions against others are simply disregarded.
It would be more helpful for the current Pharaoh if there’s an easier way to obtain the Pharaoh’s legacy.
If possible, the Pharaoh’s body should remain more intact than his powers.
“That guy uncle has been a statue for a long time. His power has grown stronger over a long time, but he still lost his body.”
His powers intensified while spending thousands of years in the Space of Despair.
More than overwhelming power, what matters to him is having a vessel capable of containing that power.
[So, are we going to meet him?]
[Are we finally going to see that guy uncle in person?]
[“That guy.”]
[King Guy, God Uncle LOL]
[Let’s go see the lover!]
[But what’s that he’s holding?]
[Original Sin?]
[Isn’t that that one?]
[tsㄷㄷ]
[What’s he planning to do with that?]
“This?”
I lifted the sharp blue sword in my hand.
An old enemy of Akron, the original Wenetus and the lord of the ancient island, alongside Liz.
A special power owner able to move ‘the body’ freely.
An existence that was ultimately defeated by me and sealed.
And…
“Heritage Successors don’t necessarily have to be just two, right?”
Trash.
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