The phantom of the golden lion slowly faded. Dago stood at the center of the converging energy tide, yet at this moment, despite becoming the focus of countless gazes between heaven and earth, nearly all his attention was fixed on the armlet around his right arm.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz—"
The Law Wielder Armlet left behind by Isidore trembled without cease.
Dago kept his eyes shut. Within the reflection of his consciousness, in the boundless "starry sky" inside the armlet's space, the core rune at its very center, like the heart of a planet, was glowing.
Every line of its pattern lit up, as though it were gradually awakening from "slumber."
It responded to Dago with unparalleled fervor, conveying the joy of finally finding its rightful place after countless years.
"I should have realized it long ago."
Dago murmured softly.
How could a great and legendary figure like Isidore possibly have failed to leave behind his own "inheritance will" within his legacy?
If Melville Gold Eater's [Golden Kingdom] represented a pure and brilliant dream,
Then Isidore's [Law Wielder] legacy represented his ambition to command all laws!
Isidore had been far too proud.
He possessed an ambition without equal in the world. He wanted to become the true king of Law Command!
He looked down on everything. He had sought to stand above all wizards!
He yearned for an endless stream of opponents, to help him comprehend all laws and gather all laws.
Isidore had fought all his life, and the vast sea of runes within the armlet's space was the finest medal and proof of that.
He was the battle mage among battle mages!
That pride which refused to retreat no matter what, which devoured stars and rivers, scorned all things, and regarded every opponent as nourishment—
That was the key