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Chapter 160
Ch.160 Chaos has already broken out in the New Continent.
Thud.
Mia collapsed onto her bed after returning to her room.
‘I never loved you. I only ever saw you as a friend.’
Hans’s words left her heartbroken.
Mia had faintly sensed it—he’d been avoiding her.
But she couldn’t accept his reason.
“That’s just… too cruel. It’s simply not true…”
It was true—Mia felt exhilaration when torturing someone.
But she suppressed it, knowing it was wrong.
A high elf—meant to embody grace—should never enjoy torture.
She’d also once viewed humans as inferior.
But loving Hans had reshaped her perception.
How could she deem all humans lesser when she loved one?
Mia had already changed from the original game version.
In that timeline, despair was all she knew.
Mia was born with a sadistic nature.
But she’d restrained it out of duty as a high elf.
In a world without Hans, she lost her entire family to human betrayal.
With her innate sadism, that pain easily twisted her—without hesitation.
Her cruelty was fueled by a woman’s grief over her lost family.
Regardless—
This Mia was different from the one Hans knew in Destiny.
He’d quietly removed the triggers that would’ve broken her.
Still, the memory of Mia’s brutality was deeply ingrained in his mind.
‘You don’t understand my heart at all. What kind of Sage are you?’
Mia tossed and turned.
“Either way, he can’t leave me. No—I won’t let him.”
The Elven Vow was akin to marriage.
An unbreakable soul bond—divorce was impossible.
He was already as good as married.
“Was I too hasty?”
She’d deliberately thrown herself at him.
Humans had always desired elves.
Mia, naively thinking a physical advance would work, had acted simply.
She knew little of human men—most who approached elves only sought to sell them.
Thinking humans desired elves was enough, she’d mustered her courage—only to be met with Hans’s desperate cry for help.
Now, she was more confused than ever—questioning if she’d done wrong.
‘But… if we were both elves, wouldn’t we have had a child by now?’
They’d exchanged vows—there was no reason to hold back.
After all, children naturally come to married couples.
“Sigh… What do I do now?”
Mia placed a hand over her forehead.
Her love for Hans was undeniable.
She’d leaned on him countless times when things grew hard.
They’d shared many thrilling dates that made her heart race.
Actions Hans considered friendly—sharing meals, walking together—were, in this world, clear signs of romance.
After so long, not falling for him would’ve been stranger.
Once given, love isn’t something one can simply retract.
Mia spent the night restless, her chest tight with sorrow.
***
The day after the fourth Seal Stone shattered.
“Phew… I really thought Mia was going to devour me yesterday.”
Her aggressive attempt to force a kiss had been alarming.
Thankfully, I’d smashed the teacup to call for help—if not for that…
“Ugh…”
That was a close call.
Already overwhelmed, the thought of being trapped into a forced marriage with Mia still made my heart race.
“Sigh… I really need to be more careful from now on.”
Living here, I’d realized this world’s standards for romance and marriage were far lower than I’d expected.
Simply eating together, drinking, or holding hands was enough to imply a relationship—and once you’re in a relationship, marriage was expected.
It was a suffocatingly rigid era—far stricter than typical fantasy novels or games.
Crossing that line with Mia?
If I didn’t marry her afterward, I’d face harsh social condemnation.
She might even kill me herself.
“Ah… I miss modern life so much.”
It had been quite a while since I arrived in the Destiny world.
When I first dropped here, I did hard labor just to earn some seed money.
Back then, I dreamed of a bright future—but now, all I crave is modern civilization: cola, fried chicken…
“How did I end up like this?”
Knock knock.
A knock came at my office door.
Please don’t be Mia…
Startled like someone who’s seen a snake and now fears a pot lid, I tensed—what if it was her?
Knock knock!
No answer?
The last knock carried an odd intensity, so I cautiously asked,
“Who is it?”
—It’s me.
A familiar, welcome voice—Aria’s.
“Come in.”
She entered the office.
“What is it?”
“Aria, can’t you create a binding or restraint spell using fire magic?”
“You mean the one your student asked me to make?”
I nodded.
“Even with his high magic resistance, he’s our only hope.”
Aria leaned back on the sofa, eyes closed.
After a moment, she spoke.
“It’s possible. It’s fire-based, but Roy won’t die from it.”
Elemental magic takes the form of its element.
In-game, binding spells are earth-based—using the ground’s solidity to immobilize.
But in a real world like this, fire or water-based binding spells should theoretically be possible.
“It’s possible—but I doubt it’ll properly restrain Roy.”
“That’s why I’m asking—do you know about Gold Ray, the magic from the New Continent?”
Aria frowned.
“I know it. It pierces magic resistance. Why ask to combine it?”
Gold Ray was Vallien’s signature spell when capturing Aria.
Its unique effect? Ignore magic resistance and deal direct damage.
It debuted in the ‘Dragon War’ DLC—so powerful against high-resistance dragons that devs likely added it specifically for that purpose.
“Right. Can we combine Gold Ray’s resistance-piercing effect with fire magic to create a binding spell?”
“Do you really think that’s feasible?”
I pressed urgently.
“You’re a dragon—the race of magic!”
“Hah! Even dragons aren’t omnipotent. We consider human magic inefficient.”
According to game lore, dragons primarily use Draconic magic—words made manifest, an absurdly overpowered ability.
In-game, only a few exclusive dragon spells existed.
“But surely there’s a way? To restrain Roy, we need to further reduce his magic resistance!”
“Ugh…”
Annoyed, Aria scowled—so I played my trump card.
“Aren’t you almost ready to enter Selena’s consciousness? But without this spell, we can’t proceed.”
Aria huffed indignantly.
“Why do you always dump work on me?!”
“Because you’re the only one who can!”
Dragons live nearly ten thousand years.
Though young among them, Aria was already 2,000 years old.
In that time, her travels and indulgences had amassed knowledge that couldn’t be ignored.
Most dragons even choose to become mages among humans—it’s the easiest way to blend in.
After 2,000 years, her magical expertise was unmatched.
Did she really spend all that time just sleeping in her lair?
“Sigh… You always shove the annoying tasks on me. Remember, once this is over, I’m retreating to my lair!”
“Yeah—after breaking Leah’s curse, I’ll lie low in your lair for a while.”
Aria’s lair was enchanted so only those she permitted could find the way—not even Leah could breach it.
Staying there would be safe for now.
Afterward, I could slip away to the New Continent—or maybe the Eastern Continent.
I planned to convert the money from selling Pisa into Eastern Continent currency.
“Hmph… Planning to summon the Hero Party to my snowy mountain?”
“No, no! Just lying low for a bit. Oh—by the way, Aria, have you been to the Eastern Continent?”
I hastily changed the subject, but Aria gave me a knowing look.
“No matter how you phrase it, it still sounds like you’ll hide in my lair, then flee to the Eastern Continent.”
“Heh…”
Caught red-handed, I looked embarrassed.
“The Eastern Continent… it’s quite charming. Its culture is completely different from the Old Continent.”
“Oh? How so?”
She pondered briefly.
“For starters, the food is different. We eat bread—they eat rice. And it’s teeming with people.”
“I see.”
I nodded unconsciously, recalling only game-based impressions of the Eastern Continent.
“Their martial arts are far more advanced than magic-based tech. Their magic-infused martial techniques were fascinating.”
I was puzzled.
I knew the Eastern Continent had martial arts—but I had to ask.
“So… is it different from Sword Masters?”
“Definitely. Sword Masters channel magic purely into blades to enhance cutting power. But there, they infuse magic into blades to unleash diverse techniques—very different from our swordsmen.”
“Really? I can’t quite picture it.”
Aria thought for a moment.
“How about this—after a few swings, their blade releases a phoenix-shaped energy wave? But it’s not like regular sword energy—it doesn’t cut. It burns.”
“Huh? I don’t understand at all.”
“Or… they launch energy in the shape of long serpents—not like us dragons, but similar.”
Her explanation only grew more confusing.
But then it clicked.
“W-wait… do they have places like Shaolin Temple or Mount Hua Sect?”
“Oh? You know of the Eastern Continent too?”
D-did the Eastern Continent… feature wuxia?!
I was utterly shocked.
What kind of messed-up world was this? Shaolin? Mount Hua? How?!
Then, a chilling thought struck me.
“But… if the King of the Dead has resurrected… then death has vanished there too, right?”
“Likely so. Chaos has already broken out in the New Continent.”
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