Total Occupation

Outside the Inverted Mirror World.

Reinhard stared in confusion at the frozen True Dragon and the Great Sages, who stood motionless like statues carved from ice.

A moment ago, he had seen an enormous mirror appear in the sky. Then it shattered into countless points of light, and when the world came back into focus—

The Great Sages and the True Dragon, whose violent aura had been oppressive even to Reinhard, had inexplicably frozen in place.

It was as though they had become empty shells without souls.

Confusion filled his eyes. The strange atmosphere left him faintly uneasy.

As time passed, a bone-chilling cold began to radiate from the Great Sages, making him retreat several steps.

Then his eyes trembled. Ice crystals had appeared on the Great Sages, rapidly spreading over their bodies. It was still early autumn, yet a deep chill ran through him.

Reinhard hurriedly looked at the True Dragon. His blazing body was freezing over too, and tears streamed from his reddened eyes.

Reinhard was stunned. What could make a True Dragon, a creature no human could match, weep? He quickly turned toward Uchiha Retsuyō, who had already sheathed his blade.

"Um... could you tell me what happened?"

Reinhard suddenly felt embarrassed.

They were enemies, and he was the defeated one. Asking his opponent what had happened only showed how helpless he was.

Uchiha Retsuyō gave him a cold look. If Reinhard had not possessed such immense Fortune and been someone the clan leader had personally ordered them to spare, Retsuyō would not have bothered with him.

"It's no wonder you can't see it. You don't have these eyes. Stand still."

At Uchiha Retsuyō's commanding tone, Reinhard obediently stayed put. The next moment, his eyes began to itch and his head grew dizzy.

Even as he stood