The Greatest King

Netherworld Edge.

The long-absent name echoed once more in Tales's mind.

How could this be...

He stared at the "Dragon Slayer" written on the paper, his thoughts a tangled mess.

Back at the Palace of Heroes, Tales had obtained the precious Opposing the Firmament from Thelma. It described a "Dragon Slayer" identical in design to Netherworld Edge. But Tales had never imagined that these strangely shaped weapons could be so closely connected to his surname and bloodline.

Dragon Slayer.

Netherworld Edge.

Was it a coincidence?

Or was this the weapon that had sealed Giza...

"So this is... just Queen Esola's dowry?"

Semir stared at Sakrael in utter confusion, pulling Tales out of his memories.

The moment the Execution Knight mentioned the past, he seemed to slip back into that dazed state.

"Not just that. It was also a witness to history."

"Everything in the treasury was extraordinary in its own way."

Semir and Ricky exchanged a frown.

Sakrael lightly touched the bars of the Black Prison, then withdrew his hand swiftly before they took effect. His movements were practiced and effortless.

"That was probably one of the periods when the relationship between Starfall Kingdom and Exeter was at its tensest," the former Watcher said, his eyes unfocused.

"The invasion of the Nightwing Monarch and the disaster of the Third Continental War shattered the political balance. Countless minor and middling powers were destroyed, while even the great nations that survived were badly battered. The Western Continent underwent another reshuffling."

"And so, the struggle for hegemony on the Western Continent, along with the conflict between the descendants of the Empire and the children of the Dragon, once again reached its peak."

"Two of the Three Heroes of Dawn rose to the highest positions—Hero Sara became regent of Dragoncloud City and the true