"I'll show you something."
At that moment, Danas suddenly said this and raised a hand, snapping his fingers.
With that snap, another figure actually emerged from the shadows behind him.
That figure was rather petite and looked like a child at first glance. However, it too wore a black robe, completely concealing its appearance.
Yet Shien sensed a familiar magical power from the petite figure, and the expression on his face vanished for the first time.
It was not only Shien. Even Oz and Mafy seemed to have noticed something.
"Th-That can't be...!?"
"How is that possible...?"
Oz's eyes widened, while Mafy was left speechless.
"Looks like you've noticed." Danas smiled. "This is my latest masterpiece. To create it, I used up every last bit of what I had accumulated over the past several decades."
In other words, it was a Magic Life that Danas had only recently created.
And aside from consuming Danas's precious materials amassed over decades, this Magic Life had used something else as well.
"You used Emerald's magical power as raw material to create this Magic Life?"
Shien spoke without expression.
That was exactly what had happened.
"I trust you know that there are many uncertain factors involved in creating Magic Life."
Danas began speaking at length again.
"There are many factors that determine a Magic Life's abilities, traits, and even appearance."
"The quality of the materials."
"The level of the skill."
"The creator's imagination."
"All of these influence the completion of a Magic Life to a certain extent, and they also determine its capabilities."
"Thanks to that, even when using exactly the same materials, it is still highly unlikely that Life Creation Magic will produce exactly the same Magic Life."
Danas swept his gaze across the four black-robed figures around him.
"Take these Magic Lives