Eugene Lionheart/History

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## Original Life: Agaroth

Originally, Eugene was a human named Agaroth who ascended to become a god known as the 'God of War' during the Mythological Era, which was defined by darkness. Not much was known about him but he held a strong aversion to demons and had a dirty mouth like Hamel and Eugene.

At some point in his life, Agaroth defeated the 'Twilight Witch' Aria and her kingdom. After she begged for her life and offered herself to Agaroth, he accepted and appointed Aria his Saintess. He would continue to wage many wars with the support of Aria.

One of these wars he waged included the war against the Demon King of Fury, which led to victory by defeating his 4 children and letting the Demon King to escape. This liberated those who had been enslaved. To honor their savior, the craftsmen erected a statue of him sitting on top of a pile of demon corpses, which resulted in many people came to pray every day.

As Agaroth and his followers to confront their next target, the Demon King of Incarceration, Nur suddenly appeared, attacking both demons and humans indiscriminately. To prevent the annihilation of humankind, they redirected their efforts towards eliminating Nur.

Over time, Agaroth and his followers successfully held back Nur, in fact easily. However, due to the poison emitted by Nur corpses, they gradually became weaker than before, especially Agaroth. One day, the Demon King of Destruction unexpectedly appeared. Although he knew they had no chance to defeat him, Agaroth bid farewell to his followers, and commanded them to fight to the death.

In the final battle against the Demon King of Destruction, he commanded Aria to leave, but she refused and decided to stay with him. She revealed that she had harbored a desire for revenge, but Agaroth had discerned her motives from the beginning. Aria asked Agaroth to kill her, but not before requesting a kiss from him and receiving it. Then Agaroth snapped her neck, killing her.

Shortly afterward, Agaroth went to confront the Demon King of Destruction, aware of the consequences. He wandered within the Demon King before finally decided to settle down in a white space, struck it with his divine sword using all his remaining strength, inflicted a wound on him. Agaroth slowly perished and was consumed by the Demon King of Destruction, which effectively brought an end to the Mythological Era. However, unbeknowst to him, that wound would continue to plague Destruction in the form of a new creation.

## Second Life: Hamel Dynas

Hamel was originally a child of a normal family. He lived in a village frequently attacked by monsters. At the beginning, only occasional attacks happened. But by the time he had turned ten, the attacks had increased in frequency and ferocity. In order to protect the village, everyone needed to know how to fight monsters. So all adults carried weapons, and the children had smaller versions. Hamel was like that too.

But before too long, the village was destroyed. The reason behind the intensifying attacks on the village was the Demon Kings of Helmuth. Finally a sudden attack wiped out the whole village, with the young Hamel being the only survivor. At the age of 13, he awakened his mana, but back then, he had only been trying to survive. After his parents were killed right before him by Demonic Beasts, Hamel became a mercenary. He began as a small-time mercenary and worked alongside Orix Dragonic for some time, even.

### The First Meeting

When Hamel was in his 20s, Vermouth Lionheart came looking for him alongside his party made up of Sienna Merdein, Anise Slywood, and Molon Ruhr. Due to his bad personality and attitude, Sienna and Anise did not want him to join.

However, Molon saw something in him as a warrior and Vermouth insisted on making him join the party. Sienna and Anise, who had never seen Vermouth be so insistent, decided to see how things would play out and decided to meet Hamel personally. That was when they met, and Vermouth invited Hamel to have dinner with them, shocking everyone. Hamel wanted to beat up Vermouth for being so cheeky, but Vermouth's unique aura suppressed Hamel's violent tendencies. Hamel tried to mess with Vermouth, but Vermouth displayed a level of mana control and skill that made Hamel be more interested in Vermouth.

Soon after entering the restaurant to eat, Hamel managed to recognize the fact they were the "Heroes". He found it funny. But it was soon after that Vermouth revealed he wanted Hamel to be his companion. Hamel found it funny whereas Anise, Sienna, and Molon proposed other candidates. Vermouth wanted Hamel to be the one to accompany them.

  ― Vermouth,*Chapter 168*

Because Hamel said he did not want to follow anyone weaker than him, Vermouth proposed a friendly duel between the two. However, no matter how strong Hamel was, compared to Vermouth, he was weak. Nonetheless, the spar showed Sienna and Anise something new. To Sienna, seeing Hamel's mana control and flow across his body despite his shitty mana training scripture meant he was talented while Anise saw potential in Hamel. Despite having no real training, he had trained himself to survive multiple battlefields. That alone raised Hamel's value.

However, Hamel did not accept his lose easily. Since he was young, he had been called a genius. Forcing to accept he wasn't anything special compared to Vermouth was a bitter pill to swallow. He hated losing, and thus, he fought Vermouth again. However, the end result was the same, a loss for Hamel. He couldn't do much against Vermouth who was on a different dimension altogether. But because was overwhelmingly weaker than Vermouth, Hamel could not understand why Vermouth wanted him as part of the team. He couldn't understand, yet Vermouth simply said "Because I need you."

Still, because Vermouth was stronger than him, he joined the party of Heroes. Vermouth's goal was to head north, to the Devildom of Helmuth to kill the Demon Kings. After joining the party, Hamel ended up drinking with his new teammates; their bond would develop this way.

Hamel was a monstrous genius, but he wasn't blessed with a body that could accept such genius. As a result, his growth was limited by his body, and this forced him try harder and harder. Although he couldn't compare to Vermouth or Sienna in terms of fighting and magic respectively, he managed to reach the level where he could fight alongside them by using a crappy mana cultivation technique anyone could buy, while they used high-level techniques. Later on, his technique was improved by Sienna. Although Hamel wasn't aware, Sienna and Anise fell for him due to his charms and his personality. It was him who kept the party together instead of Vermouth in reality. While he wasn't the strongest in any of the fields the party specialized in, he was certainly someone trusted. To the point that Vermouth trusted him to fight alongside him. It was enough that his companions granted him four titles, *The Great*, *The Wise*, *The Faithful*, and *The Brave* by Vermouth, Sienna, Anise, and Molon respectively after his death.

Together, Hamel, Vermouth, Sienna, Anise, and Molon managed to take down three of the five Demon Kings of Helmuth. Unfortunately, the Demon King of Incarceration was on a different level. Due to the limited potential of his body which could not keep up with his talent, Hamel had to force his body to accept more power in order to keep up with his companions. Therefore, he used Ignition over and over, damaging his body but allowing him to keep up with his companions. Objectively speaking, Hamel was strong, not as strong as Vermouth who used the Moonlight and Holy Sword, not as strong as Molon who took hits from the Shield of Incarceration and managed to be fine, not as strong as Sienna with her grand magic or as mighty as Anise with her miracles. Even if Hamel died, Molon would remain to tank, Vermouth would remain to attack, Anise would remain to heal, and Sienna would remain to assist.

* Hamel's Death
* Hamel's Corpse
* Sienna's Reaction
* Sienna Afterward
* Anise's Reaction
1/5As they pushed forward, Hamel knew his body would not last too long. Overusing Ignition, his body was slowly giving up on him. But because he was in his twilight hours, Ignition gave him no recoil no matter how much he used it as they stormed the castle of Incarceration. This was because his body was giving it its all to allow Hamel to keep moving in his final hours. But even then, his body was slowly breaking down. But he did not want to turn back and leave him comrades, neither did he want to become a burden. Therefore, as he knew he would become useless, he chose to sacrifice himself in order to block an attack directed at Vermouth. Hamel knew Vermouth could have dodged the attack, but Hamel wanted to have a proper death. However in truth, his action was more of a selfish suicide He had chosen his own death after realizing his body was broken and he could no longer fight. As a result, he ended up with a hole in his chest, with subsequently led to his death. Anise could not heal it because before his death, Belial had cursed Hamel. Even Anise could not dispel such a curse.

Hamel was strong, not as strong as Vermouth but he was easily the second strongest after him. With his death, the party was weakened and this played a big role in why the remaining party failed to slay the Demon King of Incarceration and made Vermouth made a secret deal with the Demon King of Incarceration. Vermouth was never planning on taking down the Demon King of Incarceration, but Hamel's death made him change his plan and attack Incarceration, resulting in the party's defeat and forcing Vermouth to make a deal with Incarceration to save his comrades and for Hamel. The reason for attacking Incarceration was that, because of Belial's curse, Hamel's soul ended up in Incarceration's hands. This meant it could not ascend. To get his soul back, they had to kill Incarceration, no matter what. But that failed.

## Third Life: Eugene Lionheart

### Early Years

Hamel was reborn as Eugene Lionheart, a descendant of Vermouth, and son of Gerhard Lionheart. He was reborn 300 years after his death, in times of peace. Despite having the Lionheart name, the family he had been reborn into was but a collateral line from Gidol that had split off from the main family hundreds of years ago. Hamel learned during his early years as Eugene that despite his party failing to defeat the remaining Demon Kings, the world was at peace as a result of Vermouth's deal with the Demon King of Incarceration.

During his first months as Eugene Lionheart, had no control over his movements or what he said despite being fully aware. To him, those years were as torturous as the Demon King's castle, having to stare into the distance to pass time, he ended up with a "foul" look. In this time he came across a certain book that his nanny would read him as a bedtime story regularly. Using his first life's memories and talent as well as body in his new life, he began to train with wooden swords, slowly building up more strength, but eventually, he needed to add sand bags wince the sword was not heavy enough. Besides sleeping and eating, all he did was train. Before he knew it, he was so strong at the age of 10 that even his father was unsure if he could beat Eugene in a spar.

Before the start of the Bloodline Continuation Ceremony, Eugene came into contact with the twins, Ciel and Cyan Lionheart upon his arrival at the Main State of the Lionheart Family. The twins, wanting to play tricks on Eugene who was a "Country Bumpkin", went to meet him. Due to Cyan's spoiled personality and Eugene's crass mouth, things devolved into a duel which Eugene won in one single strike; hitting Cyan in the solar plexus with a wooden spear. Due to the results, Cyan was punished by his mother, Ancilla, while Ciel was ordered to get closer to Eugene. This lead to Ciel spending more time with Eugene and getting to know him.

Later, when the rest of the collateral children arrived, a feast was held once the Patriarch of the Lionheart Family, Gilead, returned from his journey. During the banquet, it was revealed that the Red Tower Master, Lovellian, would assist in the Bloodline Continuation Ceremony. After the banquet, Eugene came into contact with two of the collateral families' heirs, Gargith and Dezra. After a small spar between Dezra and Eugene, the two acknowledged Eugene in terms of strength. Later that night, the two of them came to Eugene to offer a cooperation in order to defeat the children of the main family. Eugene refused before going back to sleep.

During the Bloodline Continuation Ceremony hosted by the main family of the Lionheart Family, Eugene excelled in exploring the Labyrinth. He did not fall into traps and was able to dispatch all monsters easily. Furthermore, he defeated the boss monster and got the attention of the Lionheart Clan's Patriarch and Red Tower Lord, Lovellian. As a result of defeating the Labyrinth Boss, he gained the right to enter the Lionheart Family's Treasure Vault that contained their legacy and choose one item from within to take with him.

Eugene ended up finding his old life's necklace and obtained the Storm Sword Wynnyd from the Family Vault. Due to his stellar performance, Eugene was adopted into the main family by the Patriarch and gained the right to learn the main family's cultivation technique passed down by Vermouth, the White Flame Formula.

After successfully awakening his mana in less day an hour, which surprised everyone, he slowly managed to cultivate the technique and slowly built more stars. He also managed to summon the Wind Spirit King, Tempest, through Wynnyd, shocking the main family. However, due to mana exhaustion, he passed out shortly after. Over the years he lived in the main family's domain, he got closer to his adoptive siblings, Cyan and Ciel Lionheart. He spent his early years in the Lionheart Family Main State, growing stronger in many ways and also helping Cyan and Ciel train and grow stronger.

### Time in Aroth

After a few years, Eugene felt that it was time for him to learn magic in order to gain more abilities. As a result, he left to learn magic in Aroth. His talent for magic was naturally high and it resulted in Eugene learning under Lovellian. His oldest adoptive brother, Edward, who had left for Aroth shortly after the Bloodline Continuation Ceremony ended was seen once, and his demeanor had changed. Eugene later learned he had been going over to establishments where Demonfolk worked. He later learned Edward was using the Succubus' ability of dreams to dream his ideal life, resulting in his current form as the Succubus took some lifeforce in return.

Enraged, Eugene eventually caught Edward going and worst, attempting to sign a contract with a Demon, which was an absolute taboo in the Lionheart Family. Crushing the ritual, he beat Edward before the whole thing was over when Lovellian and the Lionheart Clan got involved. After everything was done, Edward and his mother, Tanis, left the main manor and Tanis took Edward to her family's home so he could learn magic in peace. Eugene eventually met the Black Tower Lord, Balzac Ludbeth as a result of the Edward fiasco.

Some time later, Eugene gained the right to enter Akron, a place where Sienna's legacy was held. Inside, he met Mer, Sienna's familiar shaped in the image of her younger self. Due to Mer's resemblance of Sienna, Eugene had a likeability of Mer. He eventually came to know of Sienna's greatest legacy, "Witch Craft"; which revealed the "Eternal Hole". Within Sienna's hall in Akron, he also found Sienna's Akasha, a portrait of a smiling Sienna, and a hologram of the Five Great Heroes extracted from Sienna's memories. He eventually got to try learning the Eternal Hole of Sienna and managed to slowly comprehend a bit over the years, eventually forming the Ring Flame Formula; a technique that melded the Eternal Hole and White Flame Formula into one.

Before Eugene left Akron, he told Mer he was Hamel's reincarnation and left to find his tomb.

### Finding Hamel's Tomb

Eugene headed toward the Desert Kingdom of Nahama, which now held dominion over the land that used to be Hamel's hometown. Due to his presence, the Emir of Kajitan, Tairi Al-Madani, sent Laman Schulhov and his division to keep watch over Eugene's actions and to prevent him from entering a certain zone in the desert, where the Sand Shamans resided. Noticing them, Eugene went do dispatch them and beat them before taking Laman as a hostage before heading toward the "forbidden" zone.

After some ups and downs, as well as some attacks, Eugene managed to uncover Hamel's Tomb. A place created by his former teammates to bury his body and where a status of him had been erected. He found Hamel's Statue had epithets written by his companions, bestowing him the titles the *Great*, *Wise*, *Faithful*, and *Brave,* written by Vermouth, Sienna, Anise, and Molon respectively.

  ― Hamel's Epitaph,*Chapter 65*

Within the tomb, he fought Hamel's corpse that had been resurrected as a Death Knight with a Lycanthrope's soul inside of it by Amelia Merwin. After failing to defeat Amelia due to being too exhausted from defeating Death Knight Hamel, he was in a pinch when the Demon King of Incarceration descended inside the corpse of Death Knight Hamel and prevented Amelia from ending Eugene. There, the Demon King warned Eugene that the end of The Oath was coming and the some other things. He also found the Moonlight Sword, or what remained of it, in his grave alongside leaves of the World Tree, a sign that Sienna had been there and had used them to teleport to the Elves' Sanctuary.

Following this, Eugene decided to return to the Lionheart Family's Main State.

### Return to Lionheart Family

After everything was done, Eugene returned home to the Lionheart Family. Eugene ended up heading toward the Black Lion Castle for the coming-of-age ceremony and ended up meeting with the Council of Elders. During his meeting, he told them about the Demon King of Incarceration's warning, but also showed them Hamel's status and claimed he had discovered it. As a result, an uproar had ensued.

Some time later, it was announced that Auxiliary Bishop Kristina Rogeris would be coming to the Black Lion Castle. When meeting her, Eugene remarked how much she resembled Anise; the resemblance was uncanny. Following this, the tomb where Vermouth rested was opened by the Patriarch and Doynes. This resulted in the discovery that, in fact, Vermouth wasn't dead for there was no body in the casket. Furthermore, Kristina revealed Vermouth's soul had never entered heaven.

Then, she revealed the Prophecy of the God of Light; Eugene Lionheart was to become the new Hero and carry out the duties of one. Eugene was enraged about Vermouth's fake death and the fact he was now a Hero; refusing the role and leaving angered, contacted Tempest through Wynnyd before the two made a contract and Eugene returned. Although he didn't want to be a hero, he would at least take advantage of the role. As a result, Eugene ended up taking the Holy Sword Altair alongside many other weaponry like "Thunderbolt" Pernoa, "Devouring Sword" Azphel, and "Dragon Spear" Kharbos. Following this, Kristina claimed that, as the next Saint, she was to accompany Eugene the Hero from here on out. As a result, the two of them left toward the Samar Rainforest to search for Sienna Merdein in the Sanctuary of the Elves.

### Searching for Sienna

Leaving with Kristina, who would act as his support, he left to Samar to look for traces of Sienna. They entered Samar under a disguise and together, the two experienced different things as they tried to find Elves to contact. After many ups and downs, Kristina and Eugene managed to help an Elf who was a slave escape from her pursuers, and thanks to this, were able to use her help to find the temporary home of the Elves that was guarded by one of Eugene's old acquaintances, Signard. The two had a small clash until Signard came to terms that Eugene was Hamel.

As a result, the trio managed to enter the home of the Elves temporarily. Eugene and Signard had a talk where Signard revealed that the Sanctuary of Elves was no longer in his memories; this meant someone had used magic to mess with their memories. The two of them knew only Sienna could do so. Using the World Tree leave that Eugene found in Hamel's tomb, Eugene and Kristina were eventually led to the Sanctuary of the Elves where they discovered the World Tree and Sienna. However, Sienna alongside all Elves were in a deep comma; with Sienna having a hole in her chest and the World Tree fusing with her to prevent her from dying.

Kristina attempted to heal Sienna, trying to use a miracle. An angel descended, someone who Eugene saw as Anise herself, who even smiled at him before she carried out a miracle and allowed Eugene and Sienna to talk in the mindscape. Eugene also saw the reason why Sienna was hurt and why the Elves and her were in a comma. The Black Dragon Raizakia had attacked the sanctuary and Sienna, who had already been hurt from fighting the intruder in Eugene's tomb, was forced to stop him. Blocking his breath, she vanished him to the outer dimension, however, the Black Dragon had managed to anchor himself in a dimensional rift.

As a result, the demonic power of the Black Dragon lingered and worsened the condition of all those present, forcing them to seek refuge in the World Tree. Within the mindscape, Eugene and Sienna exchanged tears, words, and promises. Sienna revealed the fact Vermouth was the intruder in his tomb and that he had intentionally faked his death, killed her familiar to call her to his tomb, and then taken Hamel's Necklace, that in truth, housed Hamel's soul. As a result, Sienna was forced to escape using the World Tree leave to teleport to the World Tree because Vermouth seemed to strong.

After exchanging more words and getting Sienna's method of acquiring Akasha, Eugene took Kristina and left the sanctuary. In order to save Sienna, he needed to kill the Black Dragon so his demonic power would vanish. For that, Eugene needed more power. He returned to the temporary resident of the Elves guarded by Signard only to discover a Beastfolk, Barang, who was the sword brother of Jargon, the one who killed Oberon, had attacked the village. Eugene ended up using Ignition and killing him before the recoil made him weak. After he had recovered, he took the Fairy Trees that guarded the town of the elves and alongside all Elves, left to the Lionheart Family where he promised to give them shelter in their forest.

In the end, they returned to the Lionheart Family, but Eugene had grown suspicious that someone in the Lionheart Family had betrayed him. This was because the Beastfolk had knowingly come looking for them, and only the Council of Elders and the Patriarch of Lionheart himself knew Kristina and Eugene had come here. Thus, wary, he took the Elves back home. Thanks to the assistance of Evatar, the young heir of the Zoran Tribe, there wasn't much trouble in migrating the Elves.

### Reclaiming Akasha

After returning to the Lionheart Family and settling down the Elves in the forest, Eugene returned to Aroth to take Akasha. While heading toward Sienna's Hall in Akron, he met Trempel Vizardo, who had come to see Eugene. He witnessed Eugene taking Akasha and claiming ownership thanks to Sienna's seal. As a result, an uproar occurred when Trempel told the Royal Family and the Magic Tower Masters learned about it. Eugene did not care however, and after informing Mer about meeting Sienna, he also freed her from her duties and transferred her control formula to himself, allowing Mer to travel with him.

Because Eugene had reclaimed Akasha and informed them he had gained Sienna's permission, Aroth organized a hearing to decide whether they should allow Eugene to take Akasha. Lovellian, who Eugene told about his time in Samar, supported Eugene taking Akasha. Melkith also supported him. While at first the Royal Family, aside from the crown prince, were against Eugene taking Akasha who they claimed was property of Aroth, after Eugene informed them that Sienna would destroy Aroth if they continued to behave like this, they allowed him to take it alongside Mer.

However, despite this, the Green Tower Master, Jeneric Osman, blinded by greed, refused to accept it. He wanted Akasha for himself, and as a result, challenged Eugene to a duel. But the end result was Eugene's victory as Jeneric restrained himself only to Six Circle Spells while Eugene had no restrictions. After this was done, and Eugene was finally able to have some peace. Unfortunately, the Black Tower Master Balzac Ludbeth, came to him to inform him of something. The Rakshasa Princess, Iris, would most likely make contact with the Lionheart Family to negotiate with takeover of the Elves. This was because Eugene had migrated a total of 100 Elves to the Lionheart Family.

To Iris, this was a lot since Dark Elves were few in number and she wanted more military power to claim the throne of a Demon King. Taking Balzac's advice, Balzac left and Eugene decided to return to the Lionheart Family.

### The Hunt

A few days after returning to the Lionheart Family, Melkith came by. She had brought a specific too known as a "Lighting Flame" in order to help Eugene, who had no spirit affinity, contract with a lightning-type spirit. The end result of this meeting was Eugene fusing the Lightning Flame into his mana. Because he performed this close to the home of the elves in the Lionheart Family forest where the sapling World Trees rested, the World Tree Spirits responded, resulting in an odd result. A new type of spirit was born within Eugene and the Lightning Flame fused with Eugene's mana, giving his mana the lightning attribute.

Following this event, Carmen and the Third Division of Black Lion Knights she commanded came to the main estate to defend in case Rakshasa Iris decided to do anything rash. Additionally, Carmen came to inform Eugene about the "Hunting Season" where the Black Lion Knights trained by killing Demonic Beasts. But due to the looming threat of the Demon King of Incarceration, the event was changed to allow the newly-risen adults of the Lionheart Family to gain experience.

Eugene wanted to refuse, but after thinking about the fact the one who sent Barang to kill him might be involved, he decided to participate. But what astonished him was that Eward Lionheart, who had been vanished, would be participating in the the Hunt. When the Hunt began, the many participants entered the forest that was full of Demonic Beasts. Although everything went well at the beginning, things changed days later.

Eward Lionheart, who had been allowed to participate, alongside Dominic Lionheart and Hector Lionheart chose to betray the family for their own interests. Eward, who had signed a contract with a high-tier Darkness Spirit, was planning on using the Lionheart youngsters like Cyan and Ciel as sacrificed for the Darkness Spirit. But in reality, the Darkness Spirit was the remnant of one of the former Demon Kings who the Five Great Heroes killed, the Demon King of Cruelty. Through the sacrifice of Vermouth's descendants, the remnant spirit of the Demon King was planning on incarnating itself and making a new body.

However, this was stopped by Eugene Lionheart who, using Ignition and his power, managed to stop the ritual through force. However, as a result, Eugene became incapacitated from Ignition's recoil. Due to the series of events, many things occured. As a result of Dominic's betrayal, as he attacked Doynes Lionheart, Doynes passed away, Eward and Dominic were killed by Eugene while Hector managed to escape, and many of the collateral branch families vanished.

Because of Eward's actions, the Holy Empire sent two members of the Inquisition to investigate the area. They sent Atarax and Hemoria, two infamous members of the Inquisition. The end result of the investigation was that Hector had somehow survived and escaped.

### The Rakshasa Princess

Some time later, after Eugene had returned to the main state, one of the many elves that served him, Lavera, was about to go out to the capital of the Kiehl Empire, Ceres. Eugene decided to go with her as she was going to get a prosthetic eye to replace her missing right eye. Although everything was fine and well, things changed midway through. After entering the store where Lavera was going to get her missing eye replaced, Iris made her move. Using her Demoneye of Darkness, she used the shadow of the store to make a pathway connecting to her

Kidnapping Lavera as well as old man tasked with replacing her eye, Eugene was forced to follow the Dark Elves to ensure the hostages' safety. After going alongside the Dark Elves, he got to meet Iris once more after three hundred years. The two talked, with Iris wanting Eugene to bring her the 100 elves he had saved from Samar. Eugene did not want to go through it, but with the hostages present, he couldn't fight her either. Even if he fought her, he wasn't strong enough to beat her.

But thanks to Mer who connected with the main family, Carmen Lionheart became aware of Eugene's situation and showed up. What followed next was a small battle between Iris and Carmen and Eugene. Even then, with Iris' control of her Demoneye, it was hard for Carmen and Eugene to go kill her. As a result, Iris managed to escape with her Dark Elves.

### Ariartelle

Soon after, a competition was arranged between the White Lion Knights and White Dragon Knights as a result of a dispute. The Emperor's greed for the Lionheart Family also played a role. Carmen, who had discretely told Eugene about how her weapon was obtained in the Dragonic Family through someone she couldn't speak about, Eugene decided to also visit the Dragonic Family. For that, he entered the competition and displayed his skills in order to impress Alchester Dragonic.

The end result was Eugene getting permission to visit the Dragonic Family to train Alchester's ten-year-old son. During his stay there, he thought the kid mana control, but secretly, he tried to meet the person who gave carmen her weapon, Heaven Genesis. This was because based on Carmen's words, Eugene guessed the one who gave her that weapon was a Dragon. Eugene required her help in order to find Raizaka who was stuck in a dimensional rift. This was only because Dragon Magic could do something as crazy as track a Dragon.

The end result was a success. Eugene ended up meeting the only Dragon awake in the current era, Ariartelle. She was a Dragon who watched over the Dragonic Family for amusement and managed the "Cradle"; the treasures of all Dragons who had chosen to enter a slumber to heal from the wounds dealt by the Demon Kings. Eugene revealed the fact he was Hamel Dynas to Ariartelle and Tempest backed him up. It was then that Eugene asked Ariartelle for help. Ariartelle wasn't willing to help due to her duties as the Cradle Manager, however, when Eugene requested magical assistance, she agreed.

She would use Dragon Magic to add tracking magic to Akasha that would allow it to find Raizakia. However, for that, a connection to Raizakia was required. For this, Eugene decided he would use Raizakia's hatchling that was in the Dragon Demon Castle. After handing Akasha over, Ariartelle handed Eugene a ring, Agaroth's Ring, to assist him. Then, the two parted ways.

A week later, Eugene received Akasha that had been imbued with Dragon Magic. He tried to use the tracking magic on the Moonlight Sword to hopefully find tracks of Vermouth; however, the end result was disastrous. Eugene saw darkness but before he could see more, the Demon King of Incarceration himself "blocked" Eugene's view and told him to not peek before Eugene was forced back to reality.

### Visiting Yuras

Some time later, Eugene arrived at the Holy Empire because Kristina would officially rise to the position of Saint. Eugene and Kristina traveled together to the Tressia Parish where the Fount of Light was located so Kristina could undergo her Confirmation of Sainthood. They reached the desire location quickly thanks to the magic train. Upon arrival, Kristina went away to prepare for her ascension to Sainthood while Eugene was taken to meet the Cardinal Sergio Rogeris, Kristina's adoptive father. During that time, the Cardinal tested Eugene by making him draw the Holy Sword, resulting in the Holy Sword reacting with the Cathedral, creating a pillar of light.

Within that pillar of light, Eugene was able to see Anise, with her back covered in blood. Sergio called the pillar of light a miracle, but Eugene who saw more couldn't see this as a mere miracle. Knowing Anise was connected to Kristina after she had ascended to Angelhood, he became more suspicious of the Holy Empire. This suspicion grew as Sergio mentioned how all "relationships" like friends and acquaintances Kristina had were nothing more than believers of light that been arranged to behave as such. In Eugene's eyes, they were too overbearing, limiting her freedom. Even Sergio wanted to make Eugene turn into a believer and hoped Kristina could have done so. But instead, Eugene "corrupted" her and Sergio did not like that.

After Sergio left, Eugene decided to do his own thing. Because the Holy Sword has shown him a revelation and had previously shown him memories of the past, he tried falling asleep with the sword in hand, hoping it would give him so revelations. Unfortunately, nothing occurred when he did so. However, the next time he did, he saw something. But it was just a weird, normal dream, no revelation. But Eugene did not give up. Sneaking into the cathedral, he looked around. Eventually, he went toward the pillar of light and something came to him; Anise's "Holy Grail"; a rice bowl where she drank her holy water from.

Using the Dragon Spell that could track placed on Akasha, he tried to find a connection between the bowl and Anise. This resulted in Eugene having a vision; he saw a ten-year-old girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, the smell of blood was full in the air. The stronger the smell of blood, the more blood that covered the girl's clothing. Next to that girl, Anise, was Kristina who was crying. While Anise continued to bleed from numerous cuts, Kristina could only cry. Within that vision, Anise spoke to Eugene, and then, the vision ended. A huge ruckus shook the cathedral as a result of Eugene's actions and it alerted the others.

But Eugene did not care. This was because the spell on Akasha, that connected to the Rice Bowl, was making the rice bowl point to a jawbone that was said to belong to a Saintess of four hundred years ago. Eugene did not even want to think about it, however, the truth was that that jawbone held a connection to Anise, his dear comrade.

Eugene was unable to move form his spot, he was confused and felt nauseous. He was also angered, and so he moved, but when the priests and knights tried to stop him, Eugene's killing intent exploded, making everyone around him freeze. He crushed the altar where the saint's jawbone was held and took it, Using Akasha, he once more used the tracking spell and saw more visions. There were many girls, Saintess, aside from Anise and Kristina, including the Saintess whose jawbone Eugene had at hand. As a result, Eugene felt more anger rising as he realized the truth. With heavy steps, he moved, headed toward the Fount of Light.

After forcefully making his way in, he was stopped by the Inquisition and Paladins. But even then, Eugene continued, forcing his way in by subduing the Paladins and Inquisitors that guarded the Fount of Light. Following the Holy Grail of Anise that guided him somewhere from the moment he entered the Fount of Light, he continued moving. Eventually, he saw more visions and Anise spoke to him again. Eugene made a decision. In the end, he faced Cardinal Sergio Rogeris, the leader of the Blood Cross Knight Order, and Punisher Atrax; Eugene ended up winning in the battle against them.

However, during his fight against Sergio, Kristina, who had been undergoing her Confirmation to Sainthood, managed to awaken and witnessed the battle. Sergio wanted her to return and continue the confirmation while Eugene told her to stay still. Kristina decided to listen to Eugene, asking if it was possible for him to save her even if he was not the Hero, even if she wasn't the Saintess, and Eugene's reply was simple.

  ― Eugene to Kristina,*Chapter 193*

In the end, Eugene saved Kristina after using Ignition to kill Sergio. Due to this battle, he also managed to jump to Six Stars of the White Flame Formula. After killing Sergio, Eugene headed toward the Fount of Light, which he wanted to destroy. Letting the Holy Sword guide him, he stabbed the Holy Sword into the ground of the Fount of Light and a miracle in the form of Anise happened. She appeared to appease Kristina but also explain to Eugene some things, like the origin of the Saints. The Fount of Light itself was nothing but the bones of previous Saintesses; the water of the Fount was nothing but water filtered through Divine Power-imbued remains of the previous Saintesses.

Though this, Saints were created. A long time ago, the God of Light "Himself" descended onto the world, He created the Holy Sword and illuminated the world before creating a religion and founding Yuras. The ancient incarnation ruled Yuras for a very long time. With him at the forefront, faith was passed on to the world. and various Gods rose and vanished. The Holy Emperor ruled for a long time, but he did not live forever. Since he had descended as an incarnation, he had to return one day. Once the Holy Emperor was gone, many members of the church felt fear. They feared darkness would replace the light. They hopes for God to send down another incarnation, but that never happened.

Although light was omnipresent, they desired a more definite, tangible object to worship. They needed an Incarnation of Light. Ancient Yuras needed many symbols to feed fanatism. The stigmatas of Cardinals, the light that cared for the world, etc. The first Saintess was an imitation of the Holy Emperor. An artificial imitation created using the Holy Emperor's remains. A young girl, the idol of worship; that was a Saint. But because, in the end, they were imitations, they never lived long. Because Saints were imperfect, every miracle they performed resulted in a Stigmata being engraved onto their bodies.

After realizing the truth, Eugene couldn't say much about it. He then got to the point, whether she and Sienna had written The Great Adventures Of The Hero Vermouth and why they had made him such a stupid character. Anise, seeing how Hamel had not changed, ended up kissing him abruptly, shocking even Eugene. Then, with that, she vanished.

After destroying the Fount of Light, he decided to resolve the issue with the Holy Empire to prevent the Lionheart Family from being blamed. For this, with the assistance of Raphael Martinez, who was commanded by the Pope to kill or subdue him after he made a mess, and secure Kristina, he decided to meet the Pope. Thankfully, Raphael Martinez decided to help Eugene and thus, the trio met the Pope and the Cardinals where, in the end, the issue was resolved.

After this, Kristina took back Anise's items that were stored. She asked Eugene to wait for her for two days while she took care of other matters. And after two days, in the Plaza of the Sun, the two met again, just as promised. The two enjoyed some time together in the Festival to commemorate Anise's birthday. Kristina switched out with Anise during this time, allowing Hamel and Anise to spend some time together, drinking and talking.

* "Yes, Sir Eugene."
1/2After drinking for some time, Anise switched back with Kristina, where then Eugene dragged her off to watch the fireworks. Kristina, unsure of what to do, could only follow. For that reason, Eugene told her that no matter what, as he had already saved her, she needed to have more confidence. That even if she chose not to follow him, it was all fine. It also here that her emotions for Eugene bloomed even more. Not only from being rescued by him, but due to his nature. He was rude, but he was also caring and kind, even in his own awkward way.

Then, as the fireworks exploded in the skies, as Eugene was the only one looking at Kristina, he held her. He told her that no matter what, she shouldn't hide herself. In that night blooming with fireworks, she smiled and answered "Yes, Sir Eugene."

### The Dark Room

After returning to the Lionheart Family, Eugene informed Gilead Lionheart, Gion Lionheart, and Carmen Lionheart of his ascension to 6 Stars of the White Flame Formula. This was both shocking and good news for them. As a result, he got to learn that at the Six Star, the White Flame Formula adapted to the user, assimilating to them based on experiences and their nature. Gilead's flame was like a bunch of swords rather than a flame, Gion's was like a wave, while Carmen's flames were dense and more powerful than the former two.

Eugene was informed about the secret challenge only Six Stars members of the Lionheart main family could undertake. Hidden below even the Lionheart Treasury, a room called the "Dark Room" existed. A room left behind by Vermouth Lionheart to ensure the main family's rule and also test them. There, one would have to face their apparition, a copy of themselves. At first, the copy is weaker, then, at the same level of the user, and finally, it is superior to the user. The user has to defeat the copy; if successful, the White Flame Formula would undergo a great change. If one failed, the apparition would take over the body of the user for half a day and cause havoc.

When he entered the Dark Room after deciding to undergo the test, he experienced many things. The moment he entered the magic circle on the ground, he saw scenes of his two lives. Seeing Eugene grow and then, seeing Hamel from when he was a child until he died; but then, he saw the scene of another man. A man with corpses and blood scattered around him. An unknown man Eugene could not recognize. Then, his trial began. He faced his ideal self; the amalgamation of Eugene with Hamel's physique. The end result was a loss; this was because the phantom was better than Eugene at everything.

As a result, his body was possessed, but Carmen, Gilead, and Gion managed to restrain him while suffering some injuries. He woke up some time later and decided to try again. This went on for half a year, where Eugene failed, was taken over, and had to be subdued by the trio. Kristina was also present to heal the wounds. However, the truth was Eugene could have won long ago, but refused to because facing himself was the perfect way to train. He abused this in order to hone himself even more before defeating himself.

The moment he did, Vermouth, or at least a remnant of his will, appeared before Eugene. There, the phantom told Eugene about his reincarnation alongside a few other things. After that, it vanished, leaving Eugene alone. The moment it vanished, Eugene White Flame Formula underwent a change, alongside him. The flames became purple in color while his body was reconstructed, expelling impurities and improving Eugene's body and appearance. This lasted three whole days before he left the Dark Room.

### The Knight March

After this, Eugene went to Aroth in order to work on his Signature Spell. Thanks to the assistance of Lovellian, Melkith, Mer, and the notes provided by Balzac, Eugene was able to finish his Signature spell, Prominence, by the time he turned 21. This was just in time for the Knight March that would take place in the Northern Ruhr Kingdom in order to plan how to deal with the Demon King of Incarceration's warning. Eugene hoped he could find Molon or traces of him in the country he founded.

After arriving at the capital of Ruhr, Eugene, accompanied by Kristina, Mer, Cyan, and Ciel, met the king of Ruhr, Aman Ruhr. They exchanged a few words before Aman left behind a guide to help them navigate the harsh snow lands of the kingdom and reach the place where the Knight March would take place. Then, they departed. Along the way, they met the Princess of Shimuin, Scalia, who seemed to be suffering from a sickness. But in reality, an Incubus on Noir's command had messed with her mind. This allowed Noir to descend in the snowfields in the body of Scalia in order to "greet" Eugene, who she was interested in. Eugene and her exchanged some words before she left, leaving the unconscious body of Scalia.

After parting ways with Cyan and Ciel, who chose to go their separate ways for personal reasons, Eugene and Kristina continued their own way towards the Great Hammer Canyon of Lehainjar. By following the guide, they were able to reached Lehainjar, where they then met Molon deep in the snowy mountains, who had just killed a Nur. Molon recognized both Anise and Hamel in Kristina and Eugene respectively, and after showing off his power, told them to leave, which the two did, respecting Molon's wishes. Knowing he was alive was enough for them.

After reaching Lehain, where the Knight March would happen, Eugene had an encounter with Hemoria, who was somehow alive. This was due to the fact that after the events of the Fount of Light, Hemoria had become a puppet of the Answer to Death Amelia Merwin. Hemoria, wanting revenge for what Eugene did, tried attacking him. He quickly subdued her, but before he could kill her, Amelia appeared to pick up her "pet". Amelia and Eugene exchanged threats and a few words before the two parted ways, recognizing fighting right now wasn't the best choice.

Later, Eugene met Aman personally to talk about many things, including the purpose of the Knight March, his connections and importance, and war. After their talk finished, the two separated. However, some time later, the Blade of Incarceration, Gavid Lindman, showed up with his Knightly Order the "Black Fog". With his presence, things got heavy as Gavid Lindman and the rulers of the other nations argued for some time. Gavid revealed he had come to make connections with the many important figures of the world to see whether they desired a war with Helmuth once more.

As Gavid asked to enter, Molon himself intervened. Asking the gate to be opened, he once more showed himself to the world. After exchanging words with Gavid, he allowed him to pass. Thus, the Knight March continued. Following this, Molon called over Eugene and Kristina, where the old friends formally reunited in privacy. They exchanged stories and talked amidst drinks. It was during this time that Molon revealed that, around 150 years ago, after Sienna and Anise had disappeared, Vermouth appeared before Molon within his dreams.

He gave Molon a task. The task was simple: Climb Lehainjar. See Raguyaran. Watch out for what comes from beneath. Vermouth said he would leave that task to Molon. Molon told them about Raguyaran, which was a legend from the Bayar Tribe Molon originated from. Beyond Lehainjar was Raguyaran, a desolate land of nothingness. It was was a land that mustn't be crossed; the end of the world. In the depths of night, the Nur rise from Raguyaran.

Molon, never doubting Vermouth, did as he was told. He moved to Lehainjar and watched over Raguyaran every single day. And indeed, Vermouth's warning proved true. The moment the first Nur appeared and Molon killed it, he declared his seclusion from the world and spent his days battling the Nur, preventing them from showing themselves to the world. The day Molon killed the first Nur, Vermouth appeared in his dreams again. However, before he left, he gave Molon a special power; that power was something that changed Molon's eyes, allowing him to see the world differently. It gave him the power to see how the Nur were born and moved, and where they appeared.

Aside from that, he also gave Molon the ability to create a sealed space to toss in the corpses of the Nur, who after death, poisoned the land with their black blood. This way, he prevented the world from being corrupted. During the time they enjoyed drinks, Amelia and Gavid met to discuss some things. During this time, the Demon King of Incarceration personally descended. This resulted in Molon and everyone participating in the Knight March becoming aware of his presence.

Exchanging a few words with Molon, he once more informed all the rulers that the end of the Oath was soon to be upon them. When the time came, he would face the one who climbed Babel and pointed their sword at him. And maybe, make a new oath. After he vanished, Eugene immediately attacked Gavid Lindman, resulting in a battle ensuing between the two. Eugene used his weapons to push back Gavind Lindman who was shocked from the sudden attack after the disappearance of his lord. However, Gavid Lindman refused to attack Eugene because Incarceration declared him as his "guest"; therefore, he couldn't be rude.

Eugene's real reason was to vent his anger. Knowing Gavid wouldn't attack him no matter what helped. Of course, if he pushed Gavid too much, he would break his lord's order. Thus, Eugene balanced on a thin string. Eugene mocked Gavid for some time while sending some attacks. However, Gavid himself suffered no wounds due to the difference in power. However, his uniform was in tatters.

In the end, with Eugene's final attack, Gavid was forced to unsheathe Glory, which is when Eugene stopped. He turned around and left, and Gavid, in his anger, chose to leave, fearing if he saw Eugene again he would snap and kill him. Thus, the short battle ended. But as a result of his reckless behavior, Anise was very angered that he had taken such a risk considering it could have ended badly. This was because unlike 300 years ago, there was no Vermouth. Even if Hamel had dropped down dead, Vermouth would be there to help. But if Eugene died or got hurt, there was no one to replace him.

However, even then, Eugene made excuses.

  ― Eugene to Anise,*Chapter 239*

In the end, Eugene had to promise to never be reckless again in order to appease Anise who was embarrassed at the display she had to give in order to prevent the others from intervening. After this, the Knight March continued relatively normally. The Knights trained and improved while the rulers did their own thing. Some time later, Ortus Neumann came to Eugene to ask him with his help in dealing with Rakshasa Iris who had become a powerful pirate in the seas of the Sea Kingdom Shimuin. Eugene agreed to help if he was able to get an Exid, a magical armor fueled by a Dragon Heart. Leaving Eugene, Ortus went to talk about the deal with his king.

Soon after this, Molon disappeared as the Nur had reappeared beyond Lehainjar. But because he was gone for a long time, Eugene, Kristina, and Anise decided to climb the snowy mountains to find him. They eventually reached the barrier that quarantined the space full of dead Nurs, protecting the snowfields from the corruption of their bodies. However, entering was a bit of a problem, resulting in Eugene using the Moonlight Sword to try and force his way in. However, there was no need to do so. The moment the Moonlight Sword touched the barrier, it opened up for them and they found themselves inside.

It seemed Vermouth had made the Moonlight Sword a key to enter and leave; an arrangement. In the other side, they found themselves seeing something that, in their eyes, was worse than Helmuth 300 years ago. They saw Nurs and Molon, as well as corpses of Nurs. However, Molon wasn't fine. He was banging his head against the ground. He had trouble keeping his sanity, this was a result of the loneliness of centuries where he was forced to keep the Nur at bay while being all alone.

Eugene, understanding this, decided to fight Molon. No only to cheer up Molon, but to help him. Through the battle, Molon would be able to express himself and vent his loneliness. Naturally, the battle was very one-sided. Despite the fact Eugene used Prominence, Eclipse, and even Ignition, he could not defeat Molon who was even stronger than he was 300 years ago. In the end, Eugene passed out from his injuries and Ignition's recoil before Anise and Kristina healed him after he woke up.

    After waking up and being somewhat healed, Molon and Eugene talked. In the end, Molon decided to remain and stopped the Nur as Vermouth had asked of him. Eugene and Anise understood and no longer chose to ask him to accompany them. However, the two still parted with good feelings. Eugene promised that no matter how estranged Molon grew, Eugene would come to beat him up. And that he would also ask Vermouth why he asked Molon to do this when they met him. And with that, they shared a fist bump, ending their meeting.

In the end, he returned to Fort Lehain. And a few days later, the knight March ended.

### Dragon Demon Castle

After the Knight March, Kristina and Eugene temporarily separated, going to their respective homes in the Holy Empire and Lionheart Family. But the two had made plans in secret. They had planned to meet in Helmuth, and as a result, not soon after, Eugene sneaked out of the Lionheart Family leaving only a letter. He left toward Helmuth, where he planned on going to the Dragon Demon Castle Karabloom where Raizakia's hatchling resided. He wanted to kidnap the hatchling to use the tracking Draconic Magic engraved on Akasha in order to find where Raizakia was in the Dimensional Fissure.

Arriving at the Alcarte Parish, which bordered Helmuth and was Kristina's home, he met her once more. The two then proceed to begin their journey in earnest. Using the help of Eileen Flora and Drunbos Freed, they entered Helmuth successfully. Once they entered, they explored what Hemuth had become, allowing Eugene and Anise to reminiscence and share their opinions. They visited the castle of the Demon King of Carnage, which had been rebuilt after the Five Great Heroes destroyed it once they killed Carnage.

After that was done, they got to work. Eugene first decided to visit the Kazard Mines, where the fragment of the Moonlight Sword that he had bought years back in Aroth's secret auction, was found. Eugene hoped he could find more fragments and restore more of the Moonlight Sword's powers. Unfortunately, during his infiltration, things went a bit off, forcing Eugene to kill some of the Demonfolk. After returning, Eugene stuffed Mer with sweets to keep her mouth shut about what happened and he cleaned himself. Unfortunately, Anise noticed this, and so did Kristina, resulting in the two of them becoming pissed off.

They questioned him about what happened, to which he told the story. Infiltration went well, but when it came time to find and retrieve the fragment of the Moonlight Sword found within, he had to deal with some high-ranking Demonfolk. The issue came when he retrieved the fragment of the Moonlight Sword; the mine started to collapse the moment he took it. This was because when the Moonlight Sword and its fragment combined, its power went out of control. As a result, Eugene had to flee after making a mess of the place. That was what annoyed Anise and Kristina. But in the end, since the Moonlight Sword was restored, their anger became unreasonable and they no longer were angered.

While preparing to infiltrate the Dragon Demon Castle Karabloom, Noir Giabella showed up. She had come to meet her "Dear Eugene" to help him. Eugene, not taking her shit, decapitated and destroyed her head, but that was nothing major to Noir as she dusted it off and healed from her wounds before continuing talking. She was offering her help in assisting Eugene sneak into the Dragon Demon Castle to kidnap the Dragon Duchess, Raizakia's Hatchling "Ramira". The reason for her help is because she wanted Eugene to grow as strong as Vermouth and run as rampant as Hamel; she wanted him to one day, kill her.

In the end, Eugene decided to use her help. And with the help of Noir's Night Demons that had a high status in the Dragon Demon Castle, he managed to sneak in. Kristina had to stay behind due to her divine power which would result in them being discovered. In the end, he passed through the gate without problem due to Noir's Night Demons. But he had other worries; Jagon had been spotted near the Dragon Demon Castle working under a Demonfolk who wanted to initiate a war against the Dragon Demon Castle. He was worried Jagon would be a threat since he was strong enough to kill Depraved Oberon.

Soon after getting in, Ramira herself appeared. Eugene, using that chance, immediately kidnapped her. Or at least he tried. He faced some difficulties subduing her without killing her due to the fact that, even if young, a Dragon was a Dragon. His Sword-Force that did not want to kill could not break through, so he decided to use his fist to break through her defenses. In the end, he physically subdued her and knocked her out. After Ramira passed out, Eugene used Akasha's Draconic spell on Ramira to find Raizakia's whereabouts. He found Raizakia had entered hybernation while in the dimensional gap to preserve energy.

He also realized Raizakia hadn't been lost in the dimensions because he had tethered himself to the Samar Forest using a Draconic spell; this prevented him from being lost, but rather, be stuck between the world and other dimensions. After this was done, Eugene attempted to leave with Ramira, but realized he couldn't. After questioning the Dragon Hatchling, he realized this was because the Dragon Heart embedded into her forehead tethered her to the Dragon Demon Castle; the only way to leave was if the Dragon Demon Castle was destroyed or if her father allowed it.

Thus, Eugene decided to destroy it. After making sure Ramira would not disclose his position or presence, nor plans, he hid and waited until the time was right to smash the core of Karabloom and make it fall. But before he could make a move himself, Jagon attacked alongside his people, making a mess of the Dragon Demon Castle. Using the chaos created, Eugene moved toward Ramira, who would then lead him to the castle's core which he would destroy. But he decided to first kill Jagon before he became a trouble later on before destroying the core.

The battle was rough as Jagon used the Dark Power of the Demon King of Destruction. As a result, Eugene used the Moonlight Sword to overwhelm the dark power of destruction. During the battle, Eugene crushed the castle's core, but before the castle fell to the ground, he slew Jagon and escaped with Ramira. As during the battle Eugene revealed the fact he was Hamel to Jagon, Noir had also come to know of it. As a result, she became elated at the truth. True to her "love" for Hamel, she decided that their final battle would be in her Giabella City before leaving. Eugene returned to the inn Kristina/Anise was in and told them what happened before they decided to leave Helmuth. With the black token Noir gave him before she left, they were able to bypass all inspections.

### Edmond Codreth's Plan

Separating from Kristian temporarily, Eugene returned to the Lionheart Family in order to ask Cyan to let him borrow Gedon's Shield. However, upon his arrival he found out that Ivatar Jahav, who had helped him bring the elves from Samar safely to the Lionheart Family, had come to meet him for an urgent matter. After meeting with him, he found out that one of the tribes of Samar, the Kochilla Tribe, who are supported by the Devildom were beginning to do shady stuff like stealing the souls of the deceased and building towers of bones. Upon hearing this, Eugene and Melkith, who happened to be present at the time, knew it was involved to black magic. Furthermore, the fact Balzac Ludbeth had also gone missing recently was mysterious.

As a result, Eugene and Melkith agreed to help Ivatar. Cyan also wanted to go with him in exchange for letting Eugene borrow the shield. Although Eugene did not want to let Cyan go, in the end, he still was persuaded by Cyan. After leaving the Lionheart Family, Eugene also asked Lovellian Sophis, his teacher, for help. Not only because he would also soon be fighting Raizakia to help Sienna, but also because whatever was happening in the forest involved black magic that Lovellian despised.

Edmond Codreth, the current Staff of Incarceration after Belial, was hoping to become an existence similar to a Demon King. This would be done thanks to the fact he was the one who had contracted Hector Lionheart's soul. When Eward betrayed the clan due to the Demon King's remnants, and Hector helped him, Edmond was able to see the magic circles the Demon King Remnants was planning on using. Repurposing the magic circles, he was planning on doing something similar. Using a large number of sacrifices, he would attempt to become a Demon King. This would work thanks to the fact Raizakia's draconic spell had carved his evil intent and power into the land of Samar, preventing him from being lost in the dimensional rift. When the ritual was initiated, Raizakia's evil power, the leylines, and power of Samar would be channeled into Edmond, allowing him to become a Demon King; that was his goal.

For that very purpose, he even called on Amelia Merwin's assistance by acquiring Death Knight Hamel's help. After arriving at the Zora Tribe led by Evatar, they began to plan their attack. However, during the meeting, Balzac, who had gone missing, turned himself in and was brought to Eugene and the others. He told them that the Kochilla Tribe, which was responsible for what was happening, was being led by Edmond Codreth. He told them all about Edmond's plan and what he was doing. Balzac then revealed he had turned himself in in order to assist Eugene and the others in stopping Balzac. He chose to turn himself in rather than sneak in to meet them privately afraid Eugene would have killed him otherwise.

When they headed out to investigate the most recent battle scene, they were attacked. Death Knight Hamel, who had been hiding, rose and tried to kill Kristina who resembled Anise. This was due to the implanted false memories within it. Due to said false memories, Death Knight Hamel believed his comrades betrayed him. As a result, he spouted nonsense that, in the end, enraged Eugene to the point he decided to beat up the Death Knight personally. Badmouthing his comrades was something he couldn't tolerate. In the battle, the Death Knight noticed how Eugene's swordsmanship resembled its own. How it resembled Hamel Dynas' swordsmanship. In fact, it was superior to his own. It was natural. Hamel died and stopped improving, but Eugene kept improving.

Due to the difference in technique and power, Death Knight Hamel attempted to use Ignition, but before he could, Edmond summoned him back in order to not lose the Death Knight. Thus, the battle ended. But Lovellian, who had summoned a creature and tracked the summoning magic, managed to peak on Edmond. There, Edmond and the group exchanged words before Edmond set up the big battle: A battle that would happen in the "Footprint of the God of the Land", a valley.

Then, some time later, the final battle began as the Zora Tribe and their allied tribes faced the Kochilla Tribe in the Footprint of the God of the Land. During the battle, it was revealed Melkith had contracted the Spirit King of Fire, Ifrit, in exchange for saving the forest. Whereas Balzac unleashed his signature "Blind" in order to assist. During the final battle, Hector Lionheart, who had died but was resurrected as a hideous creature under Edmond, battled against Cyan. Death Knight Hamel and Eugene also had their rematch amidst the chaos of war. In the end, Eugene defeated the Death Knight rather easily, even after the Death Knight had used Ignition.

Due to the fact Death Knight Hamel was defeated, and Melkith, Lovellian, and Kristina's presence, the battlefield was beginning to turn against Edmond, thus he decided to rush the ritual to become a Demon King. Eugene decided to fight against Edmond personally. But Edmond's Signature Spell, "Cube", which focused on absolute defense and immortality, proved hard to destroy. Thus, Eugene drew the Moonlight Sword; destruction sublimated into the form of a sword. But even then, the weakened Moonlight Sword wasn't able to fully overcome Edmond. But it gave Eugene enough breathing room to use other weapons and close the distance. During the battle, he also sent Wynnyd to Cyan in order to assist him in his battle against Hector.

But eventually, Eugene managed to harm the Cube. Edmond chose to focus on the ritual as he couldn't repair the Cube and perform the ritual. In the end, his success happened as he began to transcend into a Demon King, but because of Eugene's presence, he failed to keep track of Balzac. In the end, Balzac managed to derail the ritual and mess up Edmond's transcendence. In the end, moonlight devoured the cube and then his body, killing Edmond. Although the war would end soon after that, Eugene still had something to do, open a rift to Raizakia and kill him in order to save Sienna.

Thanks to the Draconic spell and the fact Raizakia had tied himself to the Samar Forest, so long as he entered the center of the forest and used the Draconic spell, he could open a rift to reach Raizakia.

### Subjugation of Raizakia

After the war was over, Eugene prepared to face Raizakia. Due to the fact the battle, where Raizakia was, would take place in the interdimensional void; a world between dimensions, he couldn't hope for help. Such a place made it hard for wizards to be of help and since Raizakia himself was a master of the arcane arts, he could be called the bane of all wizards. Thus, Eugene had to face Raizakia alone, only with Mer's assistance. But even then, Lovellian and Melkith helped him by giving him part of their mana to be stored in Akasha so it could be used later on by Prominence, his Signature Spell, to empower himself.

Before he left, Kristina and Anise, who had stored as much Divine Power into Altair as they could, sent prayers to him for his safe return. But during this time, Anise took the opportunity to use her body to her advantage. Using her ample breasts, she rested them over Eugene's head who had lowered himself to accept her prayers. The situation was thus, awkward. After receiving Gedon's Shield from Cyan, Eugene was fully prepared.

After using the Draconic spell and Ramira as a catalyst, he entered the dimensional rift where Raizakia was and met him. Raizakia, who had been in hibernation to elongate his existence, had awakened and raised his head to meet Eugene.

The moment Eugene met Raizakia, Mer passed out and Ramira screamed, while he himself froze in place. This was due to Raizakia's Dragon Fear. Hamel had felt Raizakia's Dragon Fear 300 years ago. But the one he was experiencing was much stronger, due to the fact Raizakia had become even more twisted after being imprisoned for so long. However, the rosary Kristina and Anise had given him before he departed, and imbued with divine power and their blessing, helped Eugene regain control.

During this time, Eugene and Raizakia exchanged words. Raizakia mistook Eugene for Vermouth, but Eugene revealed he was Hamel and Raizakia laughed at the irony of the situation. The situation devolved as Raizakia stood up and his killing intent and Dragon Fear grew worse. Vowing to take Ramira, *his* possession from Hamel after killing him, the battle began But to Eugene's surprise, Raizakia wasn't weakened, but seemed stronger. Raizakia revealed that Edmond, who had been attempting to use Raizakia's dark power that tethered him to the Samar Forest in order to become a Demon King, was the reason for this. After Edmond's ritual went wrong, Raizakia had reaped the dark power of the ritual for himself, increasing his power.

The battle was harsh. Raizakia's breath fueled by dark power was enough to overpower even the "breath" of the Dragon Spear Kharbos. Eugene had to use the Holy Sword and the Empty Sword Technique with four layers alongside the Moonlight Sword in order to fight back. But even that wasn't enough, so, as Eugene was about to use Ignition, Raizakia revealed a crucial detail; the Moonlight Sword was the weapon of a Demon King, the Demon King of Destruction, no less. He mocked Hamel, a human, who hated Demons and Demon Kings, dared to use a Demon King's weapon.

Despite being shocked, Eugene did not hesitate. Using Prominence which usually replaced Ignition and allowed him to wield more mana than normal, he also used Ignition. As a result, the power he was able to bring out increased beyond what Ignition or Prominence alone could so. However, the stress placed on his cores and body wasn't light, but much worse. The pain that rocked his body made Eugene struggle. Raizakia continued to reveal more information, such as the fact Eugene's current power level using Ignition and Prominence surpassed the boundary of man. How due to Vermouth's special blood, he could wield the "Sword of Destruction", the Moonlight Sword. With a last exchange of words, Eugene rushed forward while Raizakia unleashed breaths.

Clearing his head, Eugene and Raizakia exchanged blows. Eugene did his best, focusing on blocking attacks that threathened to pull him closer to Raizakia which Gedon's Shield while dodging attacks like breath or those that would consume too much mana to block with Gedon's Shield. Eugene even used Prominence's Feathers as spatial coordinates to use Spatial Leap, but Raizakia, a Dragon and therefore one of the progenitors of magic, saw through the spell soon enough. As a result, using Draconic, he manipulated and twisted space. It made it so if Eugene dared to use Spatial Leap, his leap would be twisted and he would be thrown into an unknown dimension.

Eugene was slowly pushed back over the course of the battle. His techniques were useless and magic proved to be nothing to Raizakia. The bridge that separated the two seemed uncrossable. But as Eugene began to felt some despair, he thought back of those who were waiting for him, hoping for his safety, and how they would react if he died. Thus, he did something crazy, superimposing Ignition on the Moonlight Sword. The result was its power increasing, crushing the attacks Raizakia had sent. Eugene's attack even crushed Raizakia's shield and devoured his neck's scales, therefore resulting in Raizakia becoming injured.

But this only served to enrage Raizakia. After dodging, destroying, and exchanging blows with Raizakia. Eugene was finally hit with Raizakia's tail. This was because it moved faster than he could see it as it had been enhanced with Draconic. In the end, Eugene was thrown into the ground, and momentarily lost his consciousness before he readied himself once more. He knew he couldn't take much more hits. Eugene used Eclipse with four layers of the Empty Sword, resulting in a monstrous creation that devoured Raizakia's attacks to fuel itself. But even that didn't harm Raizakia who ended up relying on Draconic to boost his defenses.

Using the Annihilation Hammer Jigollath's ability, Pressure, Eugene brought down Raizakia's shield fueled by Draconic. The Moonlight and Holy Swords, as a result, ended up digging deep into his body as a result. He cut through some of Raizakia's neck and attempted to harm the Dragon Heart; the source of a Dragon's power. Cutting Raizakia's head off, Mer cheered that they had won. However, before Eugene could destroy Raizakia's body, he attacked Eugene. Beams of light hidden pierced through Eugene's body. In the end, Raizakia tore out of his own body; he had used Polymorph to take on a human form.

With holes in his body, Eugene was weakened and struggled to resist polymorphed Raizakia's attacks. Mer used holy water and elixirs on his body to help mend his wounds and give him strength. But even then, his wounds healed slowly. Ramira attempted to leave the Cloak of Darkness where she and Mer were to talk to her father. But Eugene knew better and prevented her from doing so. As a result, Eugene decided to use Agaroth's Ring to heal his fucked up body. The ring forcefully healed a body in exchange for the owner's future, in exchange for the user's lifespan. Normally, Eugene would not use the ring when Ignition was active. It was dangerous to use Agaroth’s Ring while also using Ignition. In fact, it was akin to suicide. Causing the heart to combust with mana placed a huge burden on the body, but if he were to forcibly amplify his regenerative abilities with Agaroth’s Ring, then…at least he would be able to do something. Thus, pressing his hand onto his chest, he activated the ring.

Blood began to flow in greater volumes, and it spread throughout his body, starting with his left hand. His heart’s combustion, which threatened his heart to burst at any moment, intensified. He felt a strong taste of blood and death in his mouth. But he was familiar with it. At this moment, he felt rather grateful to have experienced death. He knew that he had not yet pushed himself into the realm of death. Eugene placed his trembling hand on the left of his chest as he thought about the possibilities.

He could have killed Raizakia. Had Raizakia clung stubbornly to his draconic form, the battle would have culminated in Eugene's triumph. However, driven by the primal instinct of self-preservation, Raizakia relinquished his pride and dignity, assuming a human guise as he advanced toward Eugene. Eugene had exhausted every available resource in his clash against Raizakia. Ignition had been unleashed, harnessing the full extent of his capabilities. Prominence, the Moonlight Sword, the Holy Sword, the Empty Sword, Eclipse, and various other weapons and techniques had all been brought to bear.

If Eugene wanted to crush his enemy, he needed greater power. He could feel a sense of resistance. His instincts resisted his conscious decision. He knew that there was a possibility that this was an inevitable choice. The specter of death loomed over him, and he knew his decision could very well lead to his death. But if he kept going like this, he'd die anyways. He knew that even if he kept battling in his current state, he would likely die at Raizakia’s hands. If that were the case, he would bet and burn his life until the limit. Even if he had to step one foot across the boundary of life and death, as long as he survived, and as long as he could kill Raizakia, it'd be worth it, he'd save Sienna.

Thus, he dug his hands onto his chest. His heart beat with such fervor as if it threatened to burst, causing his body to rise and fall with each breath. He was trying his hand at something he had never attempted in his past life, one rife with all manners of audacity. Simultaneously activating Prominence and Ignition already placed an enormous burden on his body, but he had even activated Agaroth’s Ring to hasten the healing of his wounds. That alone had brought Eugene ever so close to death. Yet, as if such burdens were insufficient, Eugene dared to stoke the flames further, goading his heart and Cores to surge, adding additional fuel to the inferno already ablaze.

Raizakia felt the changes at the moment too. He felt fear for the first time and was enraged. He tried to attack Eugene, and Eugene barely stood up withstanding the pain. Eugene ceased his faltering, his steps no longer unsteady. He stood firm, no longer swaying as if poised to crumble. The incredible and volatile power surging within him, threatening to unleash chaos, had finally steadied. The flames that once soared, yearning to consume the heavens, abruptly receded. The immense potency they contained coalesced within Eugene.

He could not fight long. Eugene knew that he had already placed one foot into the realm of death. Failure to maintain control over his power would swiftly deliver him to the waiting embrace of death. Yet, his lips curled up into a crooked smile. In an instant, Eugene vanished from sight. At a speed that transcended Raizakia's senses, he attacked Raizakia. However, Raizakia still trusted his instincts, which allowed him to block the attack. However, the result was the shedding of his protective scales. They were torn asunder, and black blood sprayed in all directions. Despite Raizakia launching the attack with initiative, Eugene broke through, cleaving and crushing everything that stood in his path.

Eugene danced with the Holy Sword and the Moonlight Sword, and Raizakia swung with both hands while protecting his body with scales. The result was a shower of scales and blood. However, Raizakia’s injuries healed and were mended immediately. An exchange of blows between the two occurred, but Raizakia healed, defended, and dodged. Eugene did his best to try and kill Raizakia before his own life ran out. Eugene could see very well in front of him, but he could also see faint darkness encroaching at the edge of his field of view. An ominous, foreboding feeling continued to circulate through his body, and it was more intense than ever before.

It was a foreboding of death. Either he would die, or Raizakia would die. There was no other possible outcome. Eugene danced precariously between life and dance and poured out everything he had to offer. Things continued to block his way, but his body reacted before he could even register the obstacles in front of him. It was because there was no other way. He cut, smashed, and destroyed before coming to a realization that what blocked his path was a lump of scales—the best defense that Raizakia could conjure. However, going on the defensive was only useful when you succeeded in blocking and preventing an attack. In that respect, Raizakia’s defense was meaningless. Eugene was destroying everything that Raizakia was conjuring.

Although Raizakia had died an overwhelming number of times already, Eugene was injured as well. His organs were showing, his bones were broken, and his muscles were torn. Even so, Eugene did not stop. If Raizakia attacked, he destroyed the attack. If Raizakia conjured a barrier, he broke through it. He continued forward in pace with Raizakia’s retreat. Raizakia was terrified as Eugene pushed closer, but his injuries were becoming too much. Annoyed, he pushed them back into the wound while gripping his sword. He tore and mashed the wound, cauterizing it with burning pain to staunch the bleeding. The bones in his legs cracked with each step, so he relied on his arms, slightly lifting himself off the ground. His arm bones were misaligned, but he forcibly readjusted them, refusing to yield. The whole thing frightened Raizakia. The Black Dragon was still faltering and backing away.

Despite the fact Eugene felt the edges of his vision rapidly darkening, and his body breaking down, as well as the muffled mental screams of Mer and Ramira, he ignored it. His broken, battered body, continued to inch closer to Raizakia, who was retreating in fear. Dark Power collided with Eugene’s flame, but a burst of moonlight quickly severed the two forces. Raizakia desperately resisted all the attacks that came at him and attacked Eugene. However, Gedon’s Shield rerouted all of the dragon’s attacks into nothing, and Eugene boldly redirected the attacks that he failed to block with the shield. His body became riddled with many more shallow wounds. Even so, he did not stop. The collision was never equal, for Raizakia was always the one who was forced to retreat with each meeting.

After more exchanges, Raizakia was cornered, and as he prepared for his inevitable doom, he froze. No attack came. When he saw, he saw Eugene in the ground. Raizakia couldn’t immediately comprehend what was happening in front of him. He could not believe his eyes. The human who had been attacking him like a demon, the ghost from three centuries past, was on the ground in front of him. However, it wasn't a trick, nor a lie. Because Raizakia heard Eugene's heart, which before resounded loudly, could now just barely be hurt. Thus, he laughed. Laughed at the fact the human was dying.

Eugene had run out of strength; the human who drove him into a corner. Despite Mer's screams in his head, Eugene felt disoriented. He didn't know if he had killed Raizakia, nor if everything was over. He didn't know when he had collapsed, either. He tried to stand up, and as he did, Raizakia flinched. However, he ended up falling back into the ground, his body too broken to do anything else. Raizakia, confident, approached Eugene slowly. Mer, who saw this, knew she couldn't let things continue like this, she had to protect Eugene, or else he would die.

But Mer was weak to Dragon Fear as a familiar. Thus, Ramira took her place, she left the cloak's subspace out of her own free will. She was terrified, incredibly so. Yet to save Eugene's life, she did so anyway. She stammered with her words and couldn't smile even as she tried to; she was terrified of her *own* father. However, before Ramira could do much, Raizakia ate her, or rather, kept her inside of his body. He could not kill her yet, for his plan required her to be alive. Mer tried to do something, but Raizakia was too strong. He was a dragon. His wounds had healed and he was once more conceited now that Eugene was in the ground.

In the end, nothing could be done. But before Raizakia could devour Eugene who was dying, the dimension broke and light shone in. A figure slowly descended in the light that pierced the darkness, and the light pushed away the darkness after making contact with the ground. Eugene felt the warm light with his fingers. A little bit of energy returned to his body, and he raised his head. It was Sienna. She had descended to help Eugene, to save him, and her familiar. With tears, she spoke as she gazed at Eugene's current condition.

  ― Sienna to Eugene,*Chapter 300*

Seeing Sienna, Eugene could not understand how she was here, present. Sienna was sealed in the World Tree, and there was no way for her to come here in the gap between dimensions. Eugene had failed to kill Raizakia. He had pushed the Black Dragon to the brink of death, but he had run out of energy first. So how was it possible for Sienna to be here? She didn’t have a single wound on her, either. Sienna, using the spirits of the World Tree, healed Eugene's battered and broken body to a certain extent. His broken cores were restores, alongside his body. He wasn't perfectly healed, only enough not do die.

Beyond Sienna, a veil of light separated them from Raizakia, who was watching. He tried to break through the veil of light, but failed. His path was blocked by the spirits of the World Tree, as well as Sienna’s magic. Eugene’s fully recovered vision allowed him to see Sienna clearly and accurately. It was… truly a miracle. Her existence in this place could not be called anything else but a miracle. Sienna's current form did not possess a body. This Sienna in front of him was a spiritual existence created by her soul and the light of the World Tree.

Sienna revealed she was able to come due to multiple conditions: Raizakia, being pushed to the edge of death, had established a *path* to the World Tree that allowed Sienna to come. Additionally, Hamel's Necklace and Akasha acted as a beacon for Sienna to find him. Still, the situation wasn't good enough to continue their meeting, thus, Sienna and Eugene prepared to battle. Taking Akasha from Eugene, she used the Eternal Hole alongside Akasha to cast magic while Eugene once more grabbed Altair and the Moonlight Sword.

Although Eugene was not fully recovered to fight like he had before, it was still enough to fight with Sienna's support. He couldn't use Ignition back to back like he had done before to drive Raizakia to the bring of death, or else his body would be destroyed, but his current self with Sienna was enough to fight against the dragon. While preparing, Eugene recalled his promise to Ramira: that he would save her if "something" ate her, that something being her father. She had been devoured and was stored in Raizakia's stomach, thus, Eugene would save her.

After an exchange of words, Eugene and Sienna began their clash against the Black Dragon. But things were different now. Although Eugene wasn't able to use Ignition nor Prominence to wield more mana due to his body's condition, he was at least supported by Sienna. Raizakia wasn't in a perfect condition, although he was in a much better place than Eugene. While Eugene focused on the physical aspects of the battle, Sienna woudl take of the magical aspects, dealing with Raizakia's magic while also supporting Eugene.

Raizakia was rather easily pushed back. Although Eugene was weakened and Sienna in an imperfect state, the two had a great harmony and complimented each other. Just like 300 years ago, Raizakia recalled how harmonious the Five Great Heroes were in battle, supporting and complimenting each other. Although magic could not kill Raizakia or get through his sales, the wounds and openings on his body carved by Eugene's blades allowed Sienna's magic to enter his body and make a mess inside. This was how Raizakia was being overwhelmed by the two.

It was difficult for Raizakia to fight, and the battle wasn’t going the way he wanted. He could not dictate the fight. If Eugene had pushed him with overwhelming force earlier, now, the two humans were literally dismantling Raizakia. Raizakia did not stop resisting. However, his defensive magic was weakened by the continued barrage of attacks. On top of that, his attacks were cut short by magic.

Due to being pushed back to the edge, and thinking he would die, Raizakia abandoned his human form and returned to his real form. In the end, Eugene managed to cut through using both of his blades while Raizakia was restrained by Sienna. Raizakia's Dark Power was cut, his scales crushed, his neck severed and his Dragon Heart pierced; death came upon him. Raizaki realized only then how pitiful, how pathetic his life, and death, had been. And he acknowledged that Eugene wasn't a pathetic bug.

Following Raizakia's death, Eugene opened Raizakia's stomach and took Ramira back. Eugene and Sienna then exchanged words, talking with each other. Since Raizakia was dead, Sienna was also free from the curse and could heal. That would take some time, and thus, Sienna and Eugene promised to meet a month later in Sienna's home in Aroth. With their promise made, Sienna began to vanish as her spirit returned to her body and with that, the two bid goodbye.

Eugene also decided to leave and take Raizakia's corpse back to the Lionheart Family. If cleansed properly from the dark and demonic power, Eugene knew the Dragon's corpse could be very useful. After exiting the dimensional fissure with Riazakia's body, Eugene explained to Kristina, Cyan, Lovellian, and Melkith who were waiting for him what had transpired, except for some key information. Knowing he had to meet Sienna in a month, he didn't want to prolong anything and decided to take Raizakia's body to the Lionheart Clan.

### Return of the Wise Sienna

After sending Cyan to the Lionheart Family to explain what had happened and getting a promise from everyone involved not to speak about Sienna's return, Eugene headed toward Aroth alongside Kristina. Although the promise meeting time was supposed to be far away, Eugene had returned much sooner. To prepare for Eugene and Sienna's "real" meeting, Kristina and Anise, who shared the same body, took Eugene to a get his hair done, choose clothes, and get ready for the date.

Then, the time came for their meeting. Sienna had long since arrived and prepared for their meeting. She had spent hours before the scheduled time reminiscing and seeing around Aroth. Then, as the hour of the meeting drew closer, she entered her home and used magic to ensure there would be no tourists around. Gazing at her portrait that had a *benevolent* smile, she couldn't help but dislike; it didn't fit her image. But out of nowhere, a breeze caught her by surprise, rustling the surroundings and making her witch hat fly off. Turning around, she saw Eugene who had come prepared. While catching her hat, Eugene smiled and spoke.

  ― Eugene to Sienna,*Chapter 305*

It was their fourth time meeting. The first was when Sienna's mental projection had mouthed *I've found you* to Eugene. The second one was in the World Tree, and the third while fighting Raizakia. The two were nervous about this meeting, but it was their first "real" meeting, a date. They exchanged words, both extremely flustered at their meeting. Sienna was more so because of Eugene's appearance and because he kept on complimenting her and being honest with her.

Sienna, who had been wondering about Eugene's ring, finally came to herself after she understood the ring wasn't anything special in terms of meaning. She had originally thought it was Anise or Kristina who had given Eugene that ring, therefore meaning Eugene was engaged or even married. After the misunderstanding was cleared, the two finally calmed themselves down to a certain extent. In the end, the two decided to head out for their date's start. But before that, Eugene decided to give her the gift he had gotten for her. It was a vintage purple cloak he thought would suit her hair, and had thus purchased for her. It was a gift that made Sienna extremely embarrassed, not expecting it.

The two exchange more words, more laughs, and more awkward situations. In the end, they headed off for their date after promising to be together for a long, long time.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 24-2
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 167
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter 168
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chapter 169
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 45
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Chapter 274
7. ↑ Chapter 285
8. ↑ Chapter 1
9. ↑ Chapter 25-2
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Chapter 2
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Chapter 7
12. ↑ Chapter 4
13. ↑ Chapter 5
14. ↑ Chapter 6
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Chapter 8-2
16. ↑ Chapter 9
17. ↑ Chapter 10
18. ↑ Chapter 11
19. ↑ Chapter 12-1
20. ↑ Chapter 14
21. ↑ Chapter 16
22. ↑ Chapter 17-2
23. ↑ Chapter 18
24. ↑ Chapter 18-2
25. ↑ Chapter 22-2
26. ↑ Chapter 23-2
27. ↑ Chapter 24
28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Chapter 25
29. ↑ Chapter 24-3
30. ↑ Chapter 26
31. ↑ Chapter 28
32. ↑ Chapter 30-2
33. ↑ Chapter 29-2
34. ↑ Chapter 30
35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Chapter 33-2
36. ↑ Chapter 35-2
37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Chapter 36-2
38. ↑ Chapter 37
39. ↑ Chapter 37-2
40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Chapter 38
41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 Chapter 38-2
42. ↑ Chapter 39
43. ↑ Chapter 43
44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 Chapter 43-2
45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 Chapter 44
46. ↑ Chapter 47-2
47. ↑ Chapter 47
48. ↑ Chapter 45-2
49. ↑ Chapter 55-2
50. ↑ Chapter 56-3
51. ↑ Chapter 59
52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 Chapter 65
53. ↑ Chapter 66
54. ↑ Chapter 69
55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 Chapter 70
56. ↑ Chapter 67
57. ↑ Chapter 68
58. ↑ Chapter 72
59. ↑ 59.0 59.1 Chapter 186
60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 60.2 Chapter 187
61. ↑ 61.0 61.1 Chapter 295
62. ↑ 62.0 62.1 62.2 62.3 Chapter 296
63. ↑ 63.0 63.1 63.2 Chapter 297
64. ↑ 64.0 64.1 64.2 64.3 Chapter 298
65. ↑ 65.0 65.1 65.2 65.3 65.4 65.5 65.6 65.7 Chapter 299
66. ↑ 66.0 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 Chapter 300
67. ↑ 67.0 67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 Chapter 301
68. ↑ 68.0 68.1 68.2 68.3 Chapter 302
69. ↑ 69.0 69.1 Chapter 303
70. ↑ Chapter 304
71. ↑ 71.0 71.1 Chapter 305
72. ↑ 72.0 72.1 Chapter 306
73. ↑ Chapter 307