The Sword of the Sun and Light—Charlette had once wielded this sword herself. She knew its sharpness, she knew its extreme heat. Thus, the moment this sword pierced her body, a fierce reaction erupted within Charlette. Raging and surging Divine Power continuously acted upon the sword.

At the same time, she almost pushed her "regeneration" power to the extreme, to the point where her Alchemy Arm began to automatically detach, and the overflow of healing power caused her arms to start regrowing.

However—

Perhaps in the past, A·Gedora was always the one who behaved with integrity. Even when harmed, he only fled, choosing to face things through avoidance. Perhaps in Charlette's mind, she never truly realized the essence of the man before her.

Or perhaps—

Though this man now wielded the Hero's Sword, piercing it into Charlette's body, his name now was Doro.

Therefore…

Things that should not have appeared on this man, things that should not have happened to this man.

That was…

The curse was triggered.

The bloodstains on the Sword of the Sun and Light, the blood that once belonged to the Demon King!

Killing the Demon King was extremely difficult. Even a divine weapon was inevitably stained with the Demon King's blood, impossible to cleanse—the church entertained the idea of "cleansing" it after removing the sword from beside A·Gedora and sealing it.

However…

Gedora betrayed the sword.

He activated the blood on the Sword of the Sun and Light—perhaps only Gedora could do this, because he was the one who killed the Demon King. Every drop of the Demon King's blood harbors hatred for Gedora.

He pushed this power to the limit. Then, a disorienting mutation occurred within Charlette's body.

In her previous battle with Nalune, she realized that the human seal, regardless of the means borrowed, couldn't stop the Demon King from reclaiming his parts. To her, the seal was just a trivial thing; what humans could forge was overly simple before the Demon King.

It felt as if you built a house, reinforced the locks on doors and windows, and then the Demon King dug a tunnel to get inside. No matter how you repair and strengthen it, she always found a way in.

So she carried the Demon King's right hand with her directly, so that no matter what the Demon King wanted to do, she couldn't bypass her, thereby imposing certain restrictions on the Demon King.

But now.

The Demon King's Blood awakened the Demon King's right hand, or rather, the Demon King's blood stained on the Hero's Sword became the source of power for the Demon King's right hand. The terrifying curse spread at this moment.

And right now, Charlette was up against Gedora's sword.

This very moment mirrored that previous instance.

Back then Gedora suffered from a curse yet had to confront Frodonick. Now, Charlette endured the curse erupting from the Demon King's right hand and still had to face Gedora—her state now was even more miserable than Gedora's back then.

Gedora was not Frodonick, the Demon King's right hand was not the Song of the End.

If, under this joint assault, Charlette survives, she could boast about being even more formidable than Hero Gedora, for her opponent was deadlier. Gedora himself might not withstand such an attack.

At this point, all of Charlette's plans lost their meaning.

Because—if she didn't abandon everything immediately, she would die.

A·Gedora's sudden attack could unexpectedly snatch her life. In a world of superhumans, such things have occurred throughout history. For instance, the Sacred Name of the Sword Saint originated from a swordsman assassinating a country's king, thus averting an invasion and shouldering the sacred name.

Beings with extraordinary power sometimes render your schemes and calculations utterly laughable. Like A·Gedora now, if not for Abinu's Mirror, he surely wouldn't call upon the Hero's Sword and approach her; even if he intended to act against her, it would've been barehanded.

Yet this very Gedora, upon witnessing what transpired in the Lizardman Kingdom, not only invoked the Hero's Sword but also employed deception, even borrowing the Demon King's power.

He truly wanted her to die here.

In an instant, Charlette understood everything, and she laughed at the moment.

"A·Gedora! Very well! You should have done this long ago! Since you want me dead, let's go to hell together!"

The young woman's long hair danced, while terrifying power descended from the sky's projection.

Doro lifted his head sharply and saw the sunlight.

The sword gifted to the world by the divine is the Sword of the Sun and Light. The sun and light are precisely the dominion of the divine, a manifestation of divine power, God bringing light to all things, and God causing the sun to blaze in the sky.

Therefore, the power descended by the sun is the power of the god itself.

"I am the god!"

Doro finally understood at this moment—Charlette, over these years, brought herself to a state "close to divinity," and in the process, she finally became able to fully bear the power of the divine.

Doro watched as Charlette closed her eyes.

He acted decisively, letting go, then suddenly thrust a hand into Charlette's abdomen, tearing open her belly and extracting the Demon King's right hand from the seal.

Without even wielding his sword, like when he came, he turned into an arc in the sky and swiftly disappeared.

Less than five seconds after he left, Charlette reopened her eyes.

She slowly gripped the Hero's Sword. The so-called "indelible bloodstain" on this sword had already vanished.

The "god" gazed at the arc in the sky, silent for a long time, and eventually just tossed the sword in a certain direction. Just as when Gedora and the Hero's Sword arrived, two arcs crossed the sky and gradually disappeared.

Charlette was silent, the god was silent.

...

"Can you send me back? Things should be over." Mohe put down the red tea in her hand, "Your tea-making skills still need improvement. I'd suggest you find a couple of court servants to learn from. Your level is even worse than Gedora's. You've wasted all the good stuff."

Adeline looked at Mohe speechless, "Don't truly think that you and I are allied, Demon King. For now, it's just mutual convenience. Once there's an opportunity, I'll still come after you. I am human, and you are the Demon King."

"Alright, I don't mind at all." Mohe had no intention of rebutting her.

The Fallen always find various excuses to comfort themselves; if she had to rebut even such words, it would show that the Demon King lacks breadth. She naturally had to give the Fallen some "dignity."

From the moment this human began cooperating with her, she had already started down an irreversible abyss—perhaps she felt she could maintain her loyalty to humanity...

Once some paths are taken, there's no turning back!

She probably thought she was still sacrificing for others in glory, just like A·Gedora of old.

From the moment she accepted Abinu's Mirror, the situation had already changed.

Indeed, with Abinu's Mirror in the Alchemist Association, if Adeline's controlling power was sufficient, combined with the Sky Fortress, World Reflection—the Alchemist Association did not fear any power in the world. Even if Charlette knew Abinu's Mirror was in Adeline's hands, what could she do?

Would she really dare to tear open the pretense with the Alchemist Association?

She wouldn't dare. Especially at this time when Charlette's reputation had actually suffered a shake, turning against the Alchemist Association wasn't the right way to handle it.

So, even if Charlette knew Abinu's Mirror was with Adeline, she would swallow her anger and pretend she knew nothing.

Of course, this wasn't to say Charlette had no way against the Alchemist Association... It's just that Adeline thought Charlette was powerless at the moment.

In terms of struggle, Adeline was still too immature.

Doro, at present, wouldn't entertain such illusions.

Adeline activated World Reflection to send Mohe away.

When Mohe returned to the manor, a smile appeared on her face.

"What kind of smell do I sense as soon as I return home?"

She joyfully pushed open the manor's large door and saw Doro in the courtyard: "My dear Mr. Doro, if I'm not mistaken, what's in your hand is my curse-symbolizing right hand, which is truly a delightful thing."

Doro grasped the pale and withered arm in his hand: "Mohe, do you remember our deal?"

"Oh~ Of course, so do you want me to repair your body, remove the curse within you, or intend for me to extend Lisidorwei's life? I will certainly follow the agreement between us, Mr. Doro, you are simply more handsome now than ever before. I finally understand what humans mean by 'a man is most handsome when handing out gold coins.'

Mohe's enthusiasm was a bit overwhelming.

"Before that, Mohe, have you retrieved your lung from the Alchemist Association?"

"I do indeed want to. In fact—it's nearly done. The scenes reflected by Abinu's Mirror should have been seen by you. I had already stirred up enormous chaos on Kenku Island, but that little kid nearly caught me. She is now a mature and qualified association president... which forced me to leave Abinu's Mirror behind, barely managing to escape... If you had given me the right hand earlier, I should have been able to retrieve my lung."

Mohe did not expect Doro and the others to believe her words, but she knew very well that Doro would verify it by his means—however, she had long colluded with Adeline, and indeed, in that seal, there was still a Demon King's lung present.

This was her "caution" against Doro.

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