Chapter Index

    Okay.

    Bye!~

    Laboratory dungeon.

    Ronica concentrated on reading Caesar’s research diary and paper brought by Sylphy.

    ━︎Subject 1215.━︎

    [By forcibly cutting out the mana heart and planting Gaia’s crystals, the nature of the mana circuit changed in just one day. The test subject had 27 seizures a day, and it was confirmed that the skin was made of dirt. The test subject died within 2 days. The use of power without succession seems very difficult at present.]

    “This is… It’s too much.”

    Ronika frowned deeply.

    Caesar’s research journal was just as cruel. He did not care at all about the pain and suffering of the test subjects and used them like tools solely for the sake of results.

    More than anything… .

    “Ugh.”

    I remembered something I didn’t want to think about.

    ‘You’re a very advanced test subject. You won’t die. Of course, it can be painful. Ha ha ha ha ha.’

    Caesar was calling himself a high-class experiment. In other words, you could also be subjected to a terrible experiment like the one recorded here.

    “I’m so glad the black guy came back… .”

    Otherwise… .

    Whoop!

    I shook it off.

    Take a deep breath of air and refocus.

    I read another experiment log.

    ━︎Subject 2349.━︎

    [Special Experiment 32 was succeeded to Experiment 2349, and the two mental bodies succeeded in annihilating one rather than coexisting. However, his body reacted in rejection and he quickly weakened. Subject 32’s mind was inherited again by 2350, but his mind was divided and he began scratching and tearing his own face. Unless the spiritual power is overwhelmingly great, continuous succession seems impossible. In this case, a slightly higher quality test subject is needed.]

    ━︎Subject 74.━︎

    [Applying the initial succession formula to transplant Priscilla’s crystal to the side where the circuits do not overlap and then transfer her mind. However, less than 10 seconds after it started, he screamed and his organs melted from the high heat generated inside. Confirmed that transplanting the crystal does not increase the affinity or assimilation rate of accepting inheritance.]

    ━︎Special specimen 9.━︎

    [Forcibly tied up a recently retired 6-star female knight, tattooed a strengthening and protection magic circle on her body, removed one of her lungs, connected a special circuit for inheritance, and strengthened the flexible flow of power. However, when the succession method was applied, the side effect was that all the joints were misaligned and collapsed. Interfering with the circuit requires a lot of research.]

    “It’s terrible… .”

    Wizards value records.

    It was no different for Caesar.

    Thanks to this, the cruel experiment was written in great detail in the diary.

    Instead, it rained one day, and the humidity made the magic spell less effective. I was able to find out more information than I expected.

    The problem is that there is so much information that it is difficult to find the information you need.

    “How many test subjects did you sacrifice? .”

    While grumbling, I read quickly again. Because of my experience working at Venus, I was able to read, accept, and organize information faster than anyone else.

    Hwii~

    “There’s more here!”

    “Thank you.”

    “I found more hidden books! I’ll bring it again!”

    “Yes. Please do me a favor.”

    As soon as Sylphy brought the log and records, I quickly looked through them and organized the information.

    Now is your chance without Caesar.

    Approximately 1 to 2 hours.

    I quickly reviewed and organized the experiment records.

    The name of the experiment is succession.

    Ultimately, it seemed to transfer the power and spirit of another object to another body.

    The date is written on each test subject.

    The experiment is probably over 50 years old.

    The number of test subjects is over 3,000.

    At least 1 to 2 people per week were killed.

    There were 12 gods of Edeline.

    Of these, there are three remains of God found by Aegis.

    Priscilla, Gaia, Luna.

    They deal with the powers of the sun, earth, and moon respectively.

    Currently, two gods have awakened.

    Luna arbitrarily refused the succession.

    The first warrior is the first test subject.

    The experiment was conducted several times and was sealed in a special crystal containing separate thoughts. It seems that he was awakened after successful succession fusion 10 years ago.

    and… .

    ━︎Special Experiment Subject No. 47━︎

    [This is a child with the greatest talent I have ever seen. Even though he is only 5 years old, he can easily imitate every movement just by looking at him once, and his mana circuit builds up just by breathing. A body like this would be able to withstand accepting a successor. So, after brainwashing the experiment subject Medis, a crystal containing the power of Aegis was fused with it.]

    Special experiment subject number 47 Medis.

    He inherited Aegis.

    “As a test subject at the age of 5?… .”

    Exceptional talent was the problem.

    Medis became an advanced experimental subject… .

    Perhaps he is destined to lose his body to Aegis.

    Ronica quickly read the story behind the fact, which she had no idea about.

    There was still a lot of content left.

    Because of the unstable succession ceremony, it was done gradually over a total of 35 times, and they chose to coexist because they did not know how to destroy the spirit of one side. and… Out of fear of the power of Aegis becoming extremely powerful, he deliberately carried out an incomplete succession.

    etc.

    There are also words written that are difficult to understand.

    “Aegis is said to be Caesar’s teacher?… Did he want to put me under him? So, I deliberately tried to control Aegis… .”

    Caesar was thorough.

    He needed the power of Aegis and resurrected him to accumulate succession data, but he chose the worst way of fusing only a portion of Medis’ mind in the form of an intersection to prevent meddling.

    However, the results were more disastrous than expected.

    Aegis was unable to use more power than expected, and Medis was moving around completely taking over the body. This is because Medis’ mental power was very strong.

    To put it bluntly, 20% success.

    It can be seen as an 80% failure.

    This was about 10 years ago.

    “Oh my god… .”

    I couldn’t keep my mouth shut.

    There is a lot of information that I haven’t looked into yet, but I can’t help but be shocked. I knew that Medis was related, but I had no idea that it was a test subject that directly inherited Aegis.

    This is the first successful succession experiment.

    And now, 10 years later.

    The almost complete succession ceremony and method were completed, and God was finally resurrected.

    “This was happening without anyone knowing… .”

    “Gruntcha!~ The thing that was in the innermost part of the requirement!”

    Sylphy brought a new journal again.

    Among them, I saw a fairly old bookmark.

    It unfolded straight away.

    “The gods themselves are so powerful that even when they die, their power or thoughts can remain in a special form. After trapping that in a special crystal brought by Aegis, they forcibly inherit it from a living being and inherit their power and spirit itself. subject… … .”

    A simple theory of succession.

    When Caesar first started studying succession, the theory started from the beginning and became more and more detailed as it progressed, with words that made no sense.

    This time, I concentrated and read quickly.

    It is said that only 3 of the 12 gods left such power, and Aegis kept it in a crystal.

    But the problem lies next.

    The theory itself was simple… .

    The experimental process and probability were very low.

    No, there were too few high-quality test subjects.

    In order to inherit the power of God, the body’s vessel, wavelength, and power nature must match, and above all, the talent must be high. Otherwise, everyone will die before they can fuse.

    The number of such sacrifices was in the thousands, and even though Caesar knew this, he fused all of them, even those without talent, and modified the fusion technique, magic devices to assist it, methods, and special test tubes while looking for ways to improve it.

    Over several decades.

    “How could you do this… … .”

    “Kyuung?”

    “Sylphy. Bring me all the books you can. I need to know the whole truth about this experiment.”

    “Wow!”

    From then on, Ronica used Sylphy to retrieve and read all records from the laboratory. Even though she frowned at the cruel experiment records, she did not stop.

    I was truly curious.

    What is the purpose of this experiment?

    What are Caesar’s ambitions?

    *

    “… You work hard.”

    [Are you talking about your child?]

    “Okay. I am still diligently reading the information.”

    [hmm… I can’t see it, so I’m not sure. Please relay to me what it is about.]

    “Wait. It’s an important part.”

    Shuuuung~

    I observed Ronica while riding the Lexia.

    Right now I am flying at low speed to save mana.

    Of course, this is not slow either. In probably half a day, you could cross the empire and reach the west of Leonis, where Gaia is located.

    So, I kept looking at Ronica.

    Then, it becomes aware of me and tells me the content.

    ‘The first warrior, Aegis… It seems like this guy has been digging up Ethelin Shin’s grave for decades. I think he was the one who started this. The problem is that it is now in Medith’s body… … .’

    ‘Then can I kill Medis?’

    ‘Ah, no no!! The bad guy is a warrior named Aegis who took over the bodies of Caesar and Medis! Medis was being manipulated.’

    ‘… That means we’ll end up fighting.’

    ‘… … huh.’

    Information I had no idea about came to me.

    Medis’ secret was finally revealed.

    His secret, which had been previously unknown, was revealed so easily.

    Thanks to this, it got a little complicated.

    Medis.

    In your past life, you… .

    Was it not of one’s own will?

    Is that why you secretly ran away?

    To avoid harming me.

    The atmosphere that day was different from usual.

    The reason why you killed me for no reason.

    Was it the work of Aegis, not Medis?

    so that… .

    When I saw you on the 98th floor, you couldn’t hide your nervousness and asked to be together again. That was… It’s not that you were scared that I died and came back, but that you were looking forward to meeting again.

    So you… .

    You didn’t resist.

    Honestly, it was strange. If he was wary of me, no matter how weak he was, I wouldn’t be the type of person who would die with a single sword.

    The only reason is… .

    Phew.

    It makes me think again in many ways.

    Shaking my head.

    The information gained was worth the risk.

    Thanks to my student, the secret of my past life was revealed.

    I focused on my student’s information again.

    ‘The tombs of the gods were in the tower?… Since the tower appeared and disappeared, what is the connection? Aegis has been looking for this for decades… … .’

    All of this is amazing information.

    Also, it couldn’t have been more convenient because my student filtered it and asked me important information.

    Stay focused-

    [hey! When are you going to tell me?]

    Ask if you are curious about Artrot.

    Now that I think about it, was he also related to Medis? When I thought about it, I asked.

    “Artrot. Did you know the secrets of Medis and the first warrior in your past life? What kind of help did you provide to Medis and sign a contract as an apostle?”

    [Ugh… Did you find out everything?]

    “Is there a way to separate Medis and Aegis?”

    [that is… … .]

    “I’d like you to know. Or I may have to kill Medis.”

    [What!? Isn’t that a different agreement from mine?]

    “To be exact, it must be Aegis that controls Medith’s body. He’ll probably end up fighting me. If I deal with him while looking after him, I will be in danger. Surely you’re not trying to bring up a promise in this situation?”

    [Ugh… .]

    “We need your help to save Medidis. I wish you could tell me that.”

    […] … … I don’t know.]

    “… What, you don’t know? The Medis on the 98th floor was definitely the Medis I knew. Didn’t you bring him back to normal?”

    [ha… I didn’t really want to talk about it.]

    Atrot sighed deeply.

    I waited a little bit.

    Atrot soon wrinkled his face and started talking to Medis after I died.

    [He endured it on his own.]

    “By yourself?”

    [I defeated Aegis on my own. There wasn’t much I could do to help.]

    “How did you get rid of it?”

    […] … It is your death.]

    “… What?”

    It was somewhat absurd.

    My death?

    Atrot continued speaking.

    [Medis had a fit and screamed at the moment you died. I remember screaming and hurting myself by myself for probably about a week.]

    “… … … .”

    [I picked up the guy who was lying dead like that and saved him. And when he came to his senses again, he had shaken off the Aegis.]

    “… Is it true?”

    [But my mind was on the verge of collapse. Still, since I had made him an apostle, I worked hard to raise him. what… As you know, contrary to expectations, he grew up to be very weak. Because I was afraid of Aegis, not knowing when it would wake up.]

    “… … surely. Even climbing to the 98th floor was seriously weak. Just in case, I was wondering, did you help me get up to the 98th floor?”

    […] It was like that.]

    “You. As expected, he was weak in emotions.”

    [under!? Well, what are you talking about!!!]

    After hearing this truth, I think about Medis again.

    He was just a puppet.

    Of course, that doesn’t mean I’ll forgive you.

    If I had shared the secret earlier, at least I wouldn’t have had to kill you.

    Maybe we could meet again and be together… .

    ha.

    It’s not easy.

    Life is whatever.

    Shuuuung~

    My head hurts just thinking about it, so let’s just focus on what I have to do now.

    Crossed the border of Demetria.

    Enter Leonis territory.

    The immediate target is Gaia.

    Let’s think about killing him.

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