This was inherently unsolvable—the price that had to be paid to completely separate the two souls.
The portion assigned to Demon King Number One was clearly smaller, making it look as though the tip of its tail had been cut off.
"This shouldn't affect our experiment, should it?" Dark asked. The three had already emerged from inside.
Professor Kazel pondered. "It probably won't have much of an impact. However, if we're using them as alchemical materials, Number Two, with its complete body, is more suitable. Naturally, it's also more complicated."
"When do we begin?" Dark asked.
Professor Kazel smiled. "To avoid any unexpected complications, naturally, the sooner the better. But we should wait until Victor's condition has stabilized a little more. With Ergane, though, our confidence has increased considerably."
Dark smiled as well. "Hopefully, it'll be like this experiment and succeed in one try."
Professor Kazel chuckled. "It has to succeed in one try."
"That too." Dark nodded.
There was still a certain margin for error in the soul-severing experiment involving Victor and Demon King Number One, but the Demon King alchemy experiment left no room for retreat!
If the alchemy experiment failed and caused the Demon King's death, it would inevitably bring endless trouble afterward.
And after having been captured once, the Demon King would likely choose the most cautious method possible to hide itself completely.
As Dark spoke with Professor Kazel, he suddenly felt someone tugging at his sleeve. He turned and asked, "Ergane, what is it?"
Ergane furrowed her brows. "What experiment are you talking about?"
Only then did Dark remember that they had not yet told her about it.
Professor Kazel smiled. "Let Dark explain it to you properly over breakfast."
"Okay." Ergane nodded, her thirst for knowledge fully awakened.
Dark rubbed his nose, feeling somewhat