A feast began on the day of Eugene’s return. The king and the nobles willingly donated funds and supplies to celebrate the true beginning of their kingdom. Bottles of liquor began piling up throughout the kingdom’s squares, and poems and songs praising the king and the duke resonated throughout the kingdom, riding on the sweet aroma of alcohol. Skilled jesters and dancers showed off their talents, and actors recreated various scenes as the young king and the vampire duke in the middle of the square with exaggerated acting and singing. Everyone gathered in the streets and praised the young king regardless of race, gender and status. They drank and ate to their heart’s content in anticipation of their kingdom’s bright future.

Eugene, the protagonist of the feast, also enjoyed the atmosphere with the nobles in the castle’s courtyard, and after fulfilling his duties as the kingdom’s celebrated figure, he slipped away. He had something more important to handle.

Eugene headed to a quiet annex, which was named the Duke Palace, then sent away all the servants before consuming the red mana stone of the Lizardman King.

Zing…

His body was consumed by a burning sensation, and a sound similar to a mirror cracking resonated inside his head.

Eugene closed his eyes. The world around him slowly dimmed, but it soon became dyed in red. At the same time, a familiar sight slowly came back into view.

‘I can see it.’

He had previously glimpsed fragments...