Frieren: Demon of Domination

The Goddess Monument was quite tall, about two meters or so, roughly the same height as Agusheed.

Typical mythological era style, filled with mysterious and minimalist design.

And its surface remained ancient yet pristine...

If there was any difference from what he had seen initially—

Compared to when he came to this place a thousand years ago, the Goddess Monument now bore additional traces left by time and history.

But there were no signs at all of humans or demons coming here to disturb it.

This was somewhat incredible.

Throughout history, in the thousand-year war between humans and demons,

There hadn't been no heroes among humans who had fought their way to the Kino Mountains.

Had none of them ever come here to contact the Goddess Monument?

Moreover, Agusheed wasn't the only demon interested in Goddess Monuments.

Both Töd and his other disciple Solitär had intense research interest in them—

With those two's personalities, had they really never come here?

Schlacht couldn't have stopped those two self-centered individuals.

Could it be...

The Demon King?

Although he didn't want to admit it, this seemed to be the only explanation.

"Won't allow me to approach Aureole to reunite with Flamme—"

"But deliberately protects this place so well, specifically leaving it for me to use..."

"Old undead, what exactly are you thinking?"

The Demon King's puzzling behavior once again gave the strongest Grand Demon a headache.

This old undead hadn't appeared before Agusheed even once since their meeting a thousand years ago,

But this didn't affect how traces he left were everywhere in Agusheed's journey.

But the strongest Grand Demon didn't dwell on this too much.

Because he had long grown accustomed to the Demon King's arrangements.

So although he indeed didn't lack time,

His movements still seemed somewhat hurried.

After all, it would be foolish to remain unhurried when already before the Goddess Monument.

"Magic left by the Goddess who created the world..."

"I hope you can truly let me meet Flamme again."

Agusheed paused.

While saying this, he thought of Flamme far away in Aureole.

"Also—"

"If possible, I hope you can let Flamme rest quietly there."

The strongest Grand Demon added, then bowed slightly before the Goddess Monument.

Although he wasn't particularly fond of the Goddess who created the world—

Since Flamme was currently resting in Aureole,

Agusheed had to slowly crouch down to show politeness.

Then, his gaze naturally fell on the Goddess Monument before him.

The magic fluctuations on the Goddess Monument were quite obvious—

At least to the current Agusheed,

These magic fluctuations were extremely similar to the aura he had felt in Aureole.

But in terms of quality or precision, they were far inferior.

His past self hadn't had such perceptions.

"Hmm..."

"Is it because I'm much stronger now than a thousand years ago?"

"From the current perspective, the magic fluctuations above are quite obvious..."

"But it seems to need something to activate it—"

"An incantation?"

Agusheed had no incantation.

He also had no time to find one.

Because incantations for Goddess Magic were all hidden in that Spell book.

And deciphering the magic in the Spell book would take anywhere from months to centuries—

He currently had neither the intention nor time to tackle the Spell book stubbornly.

However...

"How surprising, I've never seen goddess magic similar to this type—"

Although human deciphering of the Spell book was only about five percent,

They had all gained something from the chapters within—

The magic contained in this Goddess Monument doesn't involve any known magic?

"Is it the Chapter of Ten Thousand Armies or the Chapter of Heaven and Earth's Creation?"

"Surely it's not the Chapter of All Creation or Chapter of Divine Echoes?"

"In the end—"

"Why can magic from these chapters let me meet Flamme again?"

Schlacht and the Hero of the South hadn't told Agusheed the reason.

At the same time, they seemed to have unanimously not told him the incantation either—

"Although you can't see my future..."

"Are you so certain I can directly affect the Goddess Monument?"

"Is this trust or speculation?"

His right hand emerged from his black robe, Agusheed didn't hesitate at all.

His slender five fingers simply pressed gently against the Goddess Monument.

Yes,

He didn't know the incantation.

But Schlacht and the Hero of the South had guessed correctly too.

The current Agusheed could indeed activate magic without incantations.

"Since this unknown magic is completely housed in the Goddess Monument—"

"Then I have no reason not to be able to drive it."

This was the world's strongest Grand Mage's confidence in his own magic.

Even when facing the Goddess's magic who created the world,

His Severance Magic had no reason to lose.

Severance Magic is invincible!!

"Let me see exactly how you can let me meet Flamme."

This was Agusheed's final whisper as he used severance to directly accelerate the Goddess Monument's magic to activation.

Then...

As those severances fell one after another,

The Goddess Monument's magic activated—

...

Everything seemed unchanged.

This was Agusheed's confusion as he witnessed the magic taking effect.

Whether it was the environment before him or the Goddess Monument's appearance,

Nothing seemed to have changed much.

And this time he didn't faint directly like last time either.

"But the magic definitely took effect—"

"Surely I'm not in a dream right now."

Agusheed muttered to himself, his brow about to furrow slightly.

But the call from behind him that he had longed for over a thousand years,

That would only appear in dreams, made the strongest Grand Demon freeze on the spot.

"How's the analysis going?"

"Agusheed, did you discover anything?"

The gentle yet passionate female voice carried some confusion.

"I just heard you say something about 'dreaming'—"

There's no mistake—

This is indeed...

But how is this possible?

How can this be possible?!

But no matter how surprised, everything had already become reality.

So Agusheed quickly came to his senses.

Then, gazing at the Goddess Monument, with his back to the person behind him, his emotions slowly became complex.

Anticipation...

Nervousness?

Or perhaps surprise and joy?

Even Agusheed himself couldn't clearly describe his current feelings.

But he didn't pause or hesitate—

Much less delay or lag.

The strongest Grand Demon didn't voice a response to her call.

He simply slowly turned around,

And then...

Saw that touch of pale red brilliance that restored the colors of his world to what they once were.

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