Extra 2: Lost Kingdom—Elf Red-light District. Veer seemed to have suddenly changed her nature during the Age of Light. Not only had she taken a young handsome man as her husband, she had even opened a vast reverse harem. Ivan felt that either Veer had suffered some kind of shock, or her mind had already been influenced and eroded by something when she had rebelled against him, much like those ordinary people who had now lost their reason—only perhaps not as deeply as them. He realized something was wrong. If the Dawn King's rebellion had stemmed from jealousy toward him, and the Mountain Knight and Lord of Flames had betrayed him out of greed for power and status, as well as for the interests of their own races, then even the betrayal of the Lord of the Underworld, whom he had trusted most, was something he could accept, because that knight had always been especially prone to compromise in the face of so-called greater righteousness. But the betrayal of Veer, the God of Elves, truly had no reason behind it. Ivan glanced at him but did not object. After removing the Flower Ring, the mist dispersed, and he arrived directly by the riverbank. It seemed Eve had done him a small favor and teleported him here, sparing him from wasting more time finding the way. Had there been no rebellion, then barring surprises, he would have become the pioneer and ruler of the Age of Light, while Eve would have become his wife. Were Veer's and the other knights' falls connected to this fellow? Ivan put away his bow, left the basement, and arrived at the circular plaza, only to find that Leia had already vanished. As always, the boatman emerged from the depths of the river, crossed the flaming
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